Service difficulty report · Current Limiter · Swrngn SA227*

Difficulty date
March 25, 2010
Submitted
March 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955BW
Make and model
Swrngn SA227*
Aircraft serial
DC821B
Aircraft time
29,232 hours, 31,911 cycles
Part
Current Limiter
Condition
Shorted
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D, E

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT BOTH PILOTS SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND SAW LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE JUNCTION BOX PANEL. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED, ENGINES SHUTDOWN, AND THE CREW SAFELY EGRESSED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MX REPAIR TEAM WAS FLOWN TO ACFT AND FOUND THAT A BOLT (POST BOLT TO 400 AMP FUSE) HAD LOOSENED, SHORTED OUT A CURRENT LIMITER, AND SINGED INSULATION. MX REPLACED CURRENT LIMITER AND SECURED POST BOLT.