Service difficulty report · Wire · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
October 28, 2020
Submitted
October 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485EC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9348
Aircraft time
7,919 hours, 25,180 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
3,696 hours, 9,360 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
C/B Panel
Part time
7,919 hours, 25,180 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PIC REPORTED SPARKS AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM OVERHEAD C/B PANEL DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A BROKEN GROUND WIRE MAKING INTERMITTENT CONTACT WITH A 28V BUS BAR. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OR FAILURES WERE NOTED BY THE PIC AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT THE HOME BASE OF OPERATIONS.