Service difficulty report · Unknown · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 16, 2016
Submitted
May 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC640
Aircraft time
33,624 hours, 44,308 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED HOT RT NONESSENTIAL BUS CB PANEL & BURNING SMELL. ACFT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND THAT THE RT NONESSENTIAL BUS CB OVERLAY LIGHTING PANEL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO WATER INGRESS, WHICH CAUSED ELEC SHORTING IN THE LIGHTING CIRCUITS. NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED WHEN THE ASSOCIATED DIMMER CONTROLS WERE SET TO THE OFF POSITION. WATER INGRESS DUE TO SUSPECTED WINDSHIELD LEAK.