Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech B300

Difficulty date
March 10, 2017
Submitted
March 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL923
Aircraft time
2,212 hours, 1,944 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Master Warning
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, 4 MINUTES AFTER POWERING THE EMERGENCY INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, THE PILOT SAW SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE LEFT MASTER WARNING LIGHT SWITCH. SYSTEM WAS POWERED DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SWITCH AND WIRE BUNDLE. WIRE BUNDLE HAD NO DEFECTS NOTED. MASTER WARNING SWITCH WAS NOT SECURED ALL THE WAY IN SOCKET CAUSING ARCHING. SECURED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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