Service difficulty report · Panel · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 9, 2013
Submitted
October 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411BJ
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952043
Aircraft time
20,548 hours
Part
Panel
Part number
806752
Condition
Fire
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RT SIDE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED. FIRE/SMOKE STOPPED WITH NO FURTHER PILOT ACTIONS. MX FOUND THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL INTERNAL LIGHTING CIRCUITRY SHORTED AND BURNED/MELTED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE PANEL. PART TOTAL TIME UNKNOWN.

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