Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Beech 99

Difficulty date
April 16, 2019
Submitted
April 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N95WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U6
Aircraft time
45,465 hours, 46,104 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Part number
M4B18
Condition
Chafed
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHILE INBOUND. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND WIRES CHAFED TO GROUND AND OVERHEATED.

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