What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUEL GAUGE PANEL, RT FIRE WALL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. MX REPLACED THE CR3 DIODE ON THE FUEL PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2013
- Submitted
- March 6, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N100UX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE100
- Aircraft time
- 41,080 hours, 48,451 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2460 · DC Power Distribution System
- Part
- Diode
- Part number
- CR3
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fuel Panel
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.