Service difficulty report · Electrical Syst · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
July 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Part
Electrical Syst
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, CREW NOTICED HOT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT BELOW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE. FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN TOL, MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE ORIGIN OF THE SMELL. NO CAUSE WAS FOUND AFTER A COMPLETE ENGINE RUN WITH ALL GENERATORS ON LINE.

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