What was found
UPON LANDING PILOT NOTICED SOME SMOKE IN THE CABIN. INSPECTED THE ACFT & DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCULATION BLOWER SWITCH FOR THE HEATER SYS HAD A BURNT TERMINAL. REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH & RING TERMINAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2015
- Submitted
- May 20, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3516A
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952106
- Aircraft time
- 22,316 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 4766408
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Heater System
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.