Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
May 16, 2021
Submitted
May 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317KC
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
737
Aircraft time
5,021 hours
Part
Control Panel
Part number
9728132109
Part serial
JWPIL2002206
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,021 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"GEN 1 OFF" "BAT OFF" CAWS WARNING WITH MULTIPLE OTHER CAWS WARNINGS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL. GEN 1 WAS OFFLINE AND POSSIBLY BATTERY. PILOT WAS ON BASE TO FINAL VISUAL APPROACH AND CONTINUED LANDING WITHOUT ISSUE. FOUND ALL THREE OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL BREAKERS OPEN WITH BURNT SMELL IN OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL. BREAKERS WILL NOT RESET AND OVERHEAD PANEL IS DARK. BATTERY DOES COME ONLINE WHEN SWITCHED. NO REPAIRS AUTHORIZED TO OCP. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL (OCP). OPS CHECK OKAY.