Service difficulty report · Instrument Panel · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
January 30, 2025
Submitted
February 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC95
Aircraft time
42,446 hours, 50,847 cycles
Part
Instrument Panel
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
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

OVER FFU VOR THE INSTRUMENT INDIRECT LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING INTENSELY. SHORTLY AFTER THERE WAS A STRONG BUT DISTINCT SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS. THEN THE POTENTIOMETER FOR THE INSTRUMENT INDIRECT LIGHTS BECAME AN “ON/OFF” SWITCH, AND THE SMELL BEGAN TO FADE.

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