Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
July 14, 2026
Submitted
July 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6193
Aircraft time
2,540 hours, 1,455 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING POST FLIGHT WHILE COMPLETING MAINTENANCE WRITE UP, COPILOT WENT TO OPEN FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONTROL PANEL TO COLLAR A BREAKER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. NOTHING WAS TOUCHED ON THE PANEL. COPILOT & FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED TO SHUT DOWN POWER/PLANE DUE TO SMOKE. WHILE IN THE COCKPIT COMPLETING ANOTHER WRITE UP, STARTED SHUTTING DOWN PLANE & NOTICED AN ELECTRIC BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED & REMOVED DAMAGED GALLEY TOUCH PANEL WIRING & CIRCUIT BREAKER BUSS BAR SCREW DAMAGED BY SHORT TO POWER. REPLACED DAMAGED WIRE. WRAPPED HARNESS WITH CHAFE PROTECTION TO PROTECT HARNESS. ENSURED NO WIRES APPEAR CHAFFING OR EXPOSED AT THIS TIME. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY TOUCH PANEL OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE GALLEY PANEL & WIRING NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK PERFORMED MM, SMM 25-30-01 AND SPM 20-12-10.