Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 11, 2013
Submitted
February 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0237
Aircraft time
29,071 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. AS A PRECAUTION THE PILOT ELECTED TO DEACTIVATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. SAFELY LANDED AT DESTINATION. UPON MX INSPECTION, A WIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CHAFED BETWEEN THE NAV LIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR IN THE PILOT SIDE CONSOLE AND MELTED WITH WIRING INSULATION. THIS SECTION OF WIRING WAS REPLACED AND THE NAV LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

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