Service difficulty report · Light · Beech C99

Difficulty date
December 29, 2020
Submitted
January 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226BH
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U182
Aircraft time
31,694 hours, 44,853 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Shorted
Location
Gyro Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO KIST, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A STRONG SMELL AND A SMALL CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOMENTARY AND THEN DISAPPEARED. THE PILOT GOT DISTRACTED AND DECIDED EXECUTING A GO AROUND. WHEN THE SMELL STARTED GETTING WORSE, THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE ATC REGARDING A SITUATION AND REQUESTED TO LAND. THE ATC ESCALATED TO AN EMERGENCY CATEGORY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KIST WITHOUT INCIDENT. SJU MAINTENANCE TRAVEL TO KIST, INSPECTED AND FOUND COPILOT ATTITUDE GYRO EXTERNAL LIGHTING SHORTED. REPOSITIONED AND RESECURED WIRE AS REQUIRED. RAN BOTH ENGINES PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, NO SMOKE OR SMOKE SMELL NOTED.

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