Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 5, 2009
Submitted
November 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK248
Aircraft time
7,821 hours, 6,592 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
86611
Part serial
9843119
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON 11/3/09 CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EMINATING FROM THE ALTITUDE SELECT PANEL DURING PREFLIGHT. MX CHANGED THE ALTITUDE SELECT PANEL AND OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. ON 11/5/09, THE EVENT REPEATED, ONCE AGAIN OCCURING DURING THE PREFLIGHT CHECKS, MX FOUND THE LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY PRODUCING HIGH VOLTAGE. THE ALTITUDE SELECT PANEL AND LIGHTING PWR SUPPLY WERE REPLACED.

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