Service difficulty report · Switch · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 13, 2019
Submitted
September 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4631
Aircraft time
3,822 hours, 13,046 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,822 hours, 4,454 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
704A46851026
Condition
Melted
Location
Circuit Board
Component
30a Panel · Airbus
Component part number
704A46580119
Stage of operation
NR
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

30A PANEL PCB SMOKED IN FLIGHT WHILE RETURNING TO BASE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BUT SMOKE WAS SMELLED AND SEEN IN COCKPIT, STROBE SWITCH WAS FOUND MELTED TO BOARD. PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STROBE SYSTEM IS MEL'D, PLACARD IS INSTALLED AND BREAKER IS PULLED. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS CHECKED AND FUNCTION NORMALLY.

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