Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 24, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548GA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0653
Aircraft time
21,500 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
G719983
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin Heater
Part time
677 hours
Component
Heater
Component part number
8259HL2
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

CREW REPORTED, WHILE IN CRUISE, SMOKE APPEARED IN THE CABIN, ALONG WITH A ELECTRICAL ODOR. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AFTER WHICH ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WAS TURNED OFF. FUEL SUPPLY TO HEATER WAS ALSO SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE SMOKE AND ODOR DISSIPATED, AT WHICH TIME THE NR 2 RADIO WAS TURNED BACK ON TO GET CLEARANCE FOR LANDING. SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ODOR DID NOT RETURN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT, TO INCLUDE THE HEATING SYS. MX FOUND THE CABIN HEATER TEMP DUCT LIMIT SWITCH HAD FAILED (SHORTED). MX R & R THE DUCT LIMIT SWITCH, SYS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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