Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Beech 99

Difficulty date
December 23, 2025
Submitted
December 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24BH
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U67
Aircraft time
37,172 hours, 52,153 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Engine time
16,857 hours, 17,464 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL STARTED SMOKING. PILOT REQUESTED APPROACH FOR PRIORITY IN HELENA, MT. PILOT SAID THE SMOKE SHORTLY STOPPED AFTER 5 SECONDS. PILOT HAD A NORMAL LANDING IN KHLN AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE SAID THAT DE-ICE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE PANEL.

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