What was found
ON START UP, THE FLIGHT CREW APPLIED AC POWER TO ACFT AND TURNED AC HYD PUMP SWITCH ON. A SMALL FLASH, THEN SMOKE EMITTED AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE FORWARD FACE DISINTEGRATED INTO FRAGMENTS.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2011
- Submitted
- January 26, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N39
- Make and model
- Cvac 440
- Aircraft serial
- 480
- Aircraft time
- 21,841 hours, 15,023 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 501D13D
- System (JASC)
- 2997 · Hydraulic Power System Wiring
- Part
- Circuit Breaker
- Part number
- D6760135
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hyd System
- Part time
- 1,876 hours, 1,394 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.