SDR NXTA11220

Service difficulty report · Terminal · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
February 8, 2010
Submitted
February 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146CF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11220
Aircraft time
3,500 hours, 16,706 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Part
Terminal
Condition
Broken
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A BROKEN ELECTRICAL WIRE TERMINAL CARRYING 115 VAC CONTACTED THE GROUND SIDE OF THE GFCI ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND MELTED THE PLASTIC BACK OF THE OUTLET. PILOT NOTICED SMELL AND CREW REPORTED SEEING "VISIBLE VAPOR" IN THE AFT CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING.

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