Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 24, 2012
Submitted
January 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N74
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF9
Aircraft time
13,096 hours, 6,852 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Restricted
Location
Afis Cdu
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT INSPECTION MISSION, LOST GPS UPDATING (HONEYWELL) AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. ALL THREE CREW NOTICED THE SMELL. SMELL SOON DISSIPATED. PULLED GPS BREAKER ON AFT BREAKER PANEL AND TURNED OFF MISSION POWER. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND WROTE UP DISCREPANCY. IN HANGAR ON GPU POWER, OPERATED ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. VERIFIED OPERATION OF ALL COOLING FANS IN THE AFIS RACK, IRU BLOWER, AND EFIS BLOWER. FOUND WEAK AIR FLOW TO AFIS CDU. REPAIRED RESTRICTED HOSE. CHECKED ALL COMPONENTS FOR EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING. FOUND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.