Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 29, 2009
Submitted
June 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283KA
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB83
Aircraft time
13,311 hours, 11,738 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Engine time
10,679 hours, 8,218 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
1003643111
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, B, A

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED, VFR, RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE FROM APPROACH CONTROL, BEGAN CLIMB TO 11,000 FT. PILOT DETECTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR AND CONFIRMED FROM PASSENGERS THAT VISIBLE SMOKE CAME FROM BEHIND SIDE WALL ON ACFT RT SIDE. ELECTRICAL LOADS WERE SHED, AND EMERGENCY DECLARED. EMERGENCY RETURN TO DEPARTURE. SMOKE AND FUMES ELIMINATED/SOURCE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHED THROUGH LOAD SHEDDING. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO ACFT, OR FURTHER INCIDENTS.