Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
January 18, 2013
Submitted
January 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116SK
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
116
Aircraft time
6,589 hours, 7,394 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
9750926133
Condition
Burned
Part time
6,589 hours, 7,394 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL ENGINE START FOR A FLIGHT TO PICK UP A PATIENT AT P13 THE SELECTION OF GENERATOR 1 AND 2, BUSS AND AVIONICS 1 AND 2 RESULTED IN ALL THREE CREWMEMBERS DETECTING A VERY STRONG ODOR OF HOT/MELTING WIRE INSULATION/PLASTIC COMING FROM THE FLOOR AREA DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COCKPIT. THE ELECTRICAL BUSSES WERE DESELECTED AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED IMMEDIATELY. ACFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN NORMALLY AND NO OTHER ISSUES WITH ANY SMOKE OR ODOR OCCURRED AFTER SHUTDOWN. NORMAL EGRESS FOR ALL THREE CREWMEMBERS WAS PERFORMED AND THE ACFT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE HANGAR AND MONITORED FOR ANY FOLLOWUP ISSUES FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ELECTRICAL WORK WAS COMPLETED TO FIX AN AVIONICS BUS FAILURE THE DAY BEFORE.