Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
June 28, 2007
Submitted
July 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258361
Aircraft time
7,561 hours, 5,329 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Shorted
Location
Flt Controls
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

10 MIN INTO FLT AT NIGHT, 12000 MSL, IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS AND RAIN, AREA ABOVE RT- SIDE FLT CONTROL PANEL SPARKED W/POPPING NOISE AND BRIEF BURNED SMELL ACCOMPAINIED BY BOTH MASTER WARNING LTS FLASHING. RAN A/C APU AND ENGINES TO VERIFY DISCREPANCY, COULD NOT DUPLICATE SPARKING SMELL OR WIRING ACTUATION. PERFORMED GENERAL INSPECTION OF COCKPIT FLIGHT CONTROL PANELS AND PILOT AND CO-PILOT WINDSHIELDS. FOUND 4 STATIC DISCHARGE DRAINS NOT SECURED. REPAIRED STATIC DRAIN WEDGES IAW SRM CHAPTER 56-10-11.