Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
February 22, 2018
Submitted
February 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38VS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5124
Aircraft time
3,953 hours, 2,711 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Arced
Location
Control Panel
Part time
3,953 hours, 2,711 cycles
Component
Oven
Component part number
1539POH
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, A PASSENGER NOTICED A WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE CONVECTION OVEN CONTROL PANEL. THE PIC PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE OVEN AND NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNT ELECTRICAL ODOR. THERE WERE NO FURTHER ISSUES AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON. ON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE WAW ABLE TO REMOVE THE OVEN CONTROL PANEL AND WITHIN THE PANEL FOUND WIRES BEHIND THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB THAT SHOWED SIGNS OF ARCING. STOWED THE CONNECTOR PLUGS AND PULLED AND COLLARED THE OVEN CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR FURTHER FLIGHT. THE OVEN CONTROL PANEL IS BEING REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED UNIT.