What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED A BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF HAZE OR SMOKE. DIVERTED AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. ON MX INSPECTION, AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. SWITCH R & R IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2013
- Submitted
- March 6, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N26156
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0112
- Aircraft time
- 18,027 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2400 · Electrical Power System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- CM358950
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Master
- Part time
- 198 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.