What was found
CLIMBING THROUGH 1000 FEET, CREW NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH, TURNED OFF SWITCH, TURNED ON ALTERNATE AVIONICS SWITCH, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC REMOVED OLD, REPLACED SWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2003
- Submitted
- September 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2611X
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0072
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3150 · Central Warning
- Part
- Master Switch
- Part number
- CM358950
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Lt Switch Panel
- Part time
- 693 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.