Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
July 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454DC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB995
Aircraft time
5,702 hours, 5,990 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Indicator
Part number
7000466906
Part serial
83122122
Condition
Failed
Location
Adi
Part time
233 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX 160, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF ADI. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND DETECTED A NOXIOUS ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A HIGH HEAT CONCENTRATION AT THE REAR OF THE ADI THROUGH VISUAL DISCOVERY OF MELTED PLASTIC OR PHENOLIC CAPS. ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT FUSE F2 WAS BLOWN IN THE NOSE AVIONICS BAY. ADI REPLACED, FUSE F2 REPLACE AND VERTICAL GYRO REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. GROUND OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED ON THE SYS WITH NO FURTHER ANOMALIES NOTED.