Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 7, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
251
Aircraft time
32,784 hours, 36,382 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE A/C WAS POWERED W/ EXT PWR, ALL LIGHT SWITCHES WERE ON. THE CABIN SMELLED OF SMOKE. THERE WAS A CLOUD OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. TURNED OFF ALL SWITCHES, POWERED DOWN THE A/C AND ORDERED ALL CREW OFF OF THE PLANE. FOUND SHORTED WIRE TO R BLD AIR LEAK C/B P13. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL BURNED WIRES IAW WBM 20-20-10 AND REMOVED AND REPLACED C/B P13. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SAAB AMM 36-23-00 P/N MS3320-5.

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