Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 18, 2012
Submitted
July 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3548B
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052025
Aircraft time
18,201 hours, 21,546 cycles
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
3150602
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
18,201 hours, 21,546 cycles
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.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 13000 FT A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE PILOT CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND FOUND THE HEATER FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PITOT HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER WERE POPPED. THE PILOT TURNED OFF ALL HEATER CONTROLS AND PITOT HEAT SWITCHES. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO PDX. PDX MAINTENANCE FOUND A SECTION OF BUS BAR LINKS THAT COULD POSSIBLY SHORT TOGETHER. CHANGED LENGTH OF SCREWS INSTALLED IN THOSE BUS BAR LINKS. ALSO, FOUND TWO BUS BAR LINK TO CB CONNECTIONS LOOSE. REPLACED SCREWS AND LOCK WASHERS, GROUND OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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