What was found
PILOT SMELLED BURNING ODOR. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED FUEL TRANSFER SWITCH FAILED INTERNALLY. SWITCH AND ATTACHED WIRE OVERHEATED CAUSING SMOKE AND ODOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2010
- Submitted
- April 16, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N154GA
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UB25
- Aircraft time
- 35,044 hours, 46,330 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- MS25127A1
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 35,044 hours, 46,330 cycles
- 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.