Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
June 11, 2026
Submitted
June 11, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N309JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
289
Aircraft time
34,142 hours, 22,496 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Condition
Fire
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

COOPESA REPORTS THAT A FIRE OUTBREAK OCCURRED INSIDE THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT NEAR THE INTERNAL SIDE OF THE EXTERNAL AC POWER RECEPTACLE. FROM THE MOMENT THE SPARK AND FIRE BEGAN TO THE INITIATION OF COOPESA’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE, APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS PASSED. THE COOPESA EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ACCESSED THE AFFECTED AREA BY THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND, USING A KIDDE 90 MULTI-PURPOSE ABC DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BEGAN SUPPRESSING THE FIRE, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY FULLY EXTINGUISHED. ONCE THE SITUATION WAS UNDER CONTROL, A THOROUGH CLEANING AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE AFFECTED STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS CLEARY AFFECTED BY THE HEAT AND SMOKE OF THE FIRE FLAMES. AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, COOPESA HAS PERFORMED A DAMAGE MAPPING THAT INCLUDES REMAINING THICKNESS AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE TESTS. THIS CONDITIONREPORTED WAS REPAIRED IAW ETD2026-190-007358 DTD MAY 15 2026 AND DOCUMENTED UNDER COOPESA EO COO-EO-2026-24572-R00 DTD MAY 29 2026.

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