Service difficulty report · Speaker · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
November 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N888JJ
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317852078
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Speaker
Part number
FRC1200
Part serial
001983588162
Condition
Burned
Location
Entertainmt Sys
Part time
1,826 hours
Component part number
N241224
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE IN CABIN DURING CLIMBOUT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRIC POWER AND LANDED AIRCRAFT, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. FOUND PASSENGER ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER LOCATED RIGHT SIDE PAX CABIN AT STATION 209, BURNED OUT. FIRE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING INTERIOR PANEL FABRIC APPROX 12 SQ INCHES AND ADJACENT PAX SEAT CUSHION. FOUND NO CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICES TRIPPED. FOUND 24 VOLTS TO ONE SIDE OF DAMAGED SPEAKER. INSPECTED ENTIRE CIRCUIT WIRING , NO DEFECTS FOUND. ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FUNCTION CHECK, OK. FAILURE OF THE SPEAKER AMP TO ALLOW 24 VOLTS TO SPEAKERS ALL EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION.

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