Service difficulty report · Panel · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 16, 2018
Submitted
April 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19RZ
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC75
Part
Panel
Condition
Shorted
Location
Circuit Breaker
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKE-OFF, THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT WAS EMITTING SMOKE AND SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE PANEL. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SPARKS BY DISABLING THE CIRCUIT. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL EDGE LIGHTING TRACE WAS SHORTED.

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