Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech B99

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
July 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134PM
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U34
Aircraft time
44,230 hours, 22,685 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Trim Sys
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

WIRES UNDER CAPTAINS SIDE YOKE SPARKED AND BEGAN TO SMOLDER. LOST PRIMARY TRIM, PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CONTINUED ON AUX TRIM. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WIRING, AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE MAIN TRIM ON THE CAPTAINS SIDE YOKE. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTION TESTED GOOD.

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