Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
October 16, 2001
Submitted
November 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172GA
Make and model
Beech 1900
Aircraft serial
UB11
Part
Wire
Part number
20GTEF
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE ICE VANE CONTROL WIRE NUMBER 20A20 BROKE AT THE TERMINAL END UNDER THE PANEL AT INST ZONE 245 CAUSING A SHORT WHICH CAUSED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

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