What was found
UPON CLIMBOUT, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE, FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH. PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AVIONICS SWITCH, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SWITCH AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2003
- Submitted
- July 17, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1376G
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0271
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3197 · Instrument System Wiring
- Part
- Master Switch
- Part number
- CM358950
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Lt Switch Panel
- Part time
- 999 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.