Service difficulty report · Panel · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
March 1, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4206
Aircraft time
3,478 hours, 9,918 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,029 hours
Part
Panel
Part number
052706BAAMDT
Part serial
P033528
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT WAS PERFORMING GND RUN FOR ENG COMPRESSOR WASH, PILOT NOTICED SOME SMOKE FROM PEDESTAL SWITCH AREA & A BURNING SMELL, BLUE LIGHTS ON FUEL PUMP, TAXI & LANDING LIGHTS FLICKERED ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN & DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. REMOVED COVER FROM ALPHA 30 PANEL & NOTICED A MORE BURNED SMELL WHEN COVER WAS REMOVED. REMOVED PEDESTAL SWITCHES ONE AT A TIME & FOUND THE AVIONICS SWITCH BASE BURNED & 2 PINS APPEARED TO STAY IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD AS WELL WHEN THE SWITCH WAS REMOVED. THE CIRCUIT BOARD UNDER THE AVIONICS SWITCH BURNED AS WELL. REPLACED ALPHA 30 PANEL & AVIONICS SWITCH. POWERED UP ACFT & GND RUN PERFORMED NO DEFECTS NOTED.