Service difficulty report · Connector · Frchld SA227CC

Difficulty date
April 28, 2021
Submitted
May 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AF
Make and model
Frchld SA227CC
Aircraft serial
AC701
Aircraft time
28,985 hours, 38,116 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM KBUR, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THEN A LITTLE BIT SMOKE COMING OUT FROM RIGHT ESSENTIAL PANEL. LOOKS LIKE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM ONE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER, PILOT PULLED OUT THAT CIRCUIT BREAKER. PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO KBUR AND FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FORTUNATELY, SMOKE DID NOT INTENSIFY AND EVENTUALLY FADED AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED AT KBUR WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. ATC DISPATCHED AN EMERGENCY CREW FOR PRECAUTIONARY. BUR MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND BLEED AIR SUPPLY CONNECTION INSIDE RIGHT EQUIPMENT PANEL WAS LOOSE. RE-SECURED BLEED AIR SUPPLY LINE AS NEEDED. GROUND RAN BOTH ENGINES, NO SMOKE NOTED.