Service difficulty report · Transistor · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
September 13, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983C
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB755
Aircraft time
11,968 hours, 12,323 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Transistor
Part number
2N305513240411
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
11,968 hours, 12,323 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

ON APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. PILOT PUT ON OXYGEN MASK AND LANDED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND RESISTOR R19, A 100 OHKM 2 WATT RESISTOR, CRACKED FROM HEAT. TRANSISTOR Q7 WAS SHORTED FROM BASE TO EMITTER. ROOT CAUSE WAS TRANSISTOR TO COPILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHTING CIRCUIT SHORTING OUT. REPAIRS ARE UNDER WAY.