Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
May 29, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536EA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10315
Aircraft time
4,386 hours, 2,808 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Chart Light
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 3556, DURING CRUISE, FIRST OFFICER’S YOKE CHART LIGHT PRODUCE SEVERAL LARGE SPARKS. SWITCH WAS IN OFF AT TIME OF INCIDENT. ATTEMPTED TO ISOLATE POWER WITH HELP OF MAINTENANCE BUT WERE UNABLE TO. CIRCUIT BREAKER G6 POPPED. NOTICED CHART TRAY SHOWED SIGNS OF CHARING AND A SMOKE ODOR EMANATED FROM AREA. ELECTED TO DIVERT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WA REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND WIRES BEHIND CHART HOLDER BROKEN, REPAIRED WIRES TEF J001-22 AND TEF J002-22 IAW ESPM 20-33-00 AND ETN-CR-20-010. OPS TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 33-13-07. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.