Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
November 4, 2009
Submitted
November 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC45
Aircraft time
55,521 hours, 48,049 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
22M185
Condition
Failed
Location
Annunciator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON GROUND ROLL ONTO RAMP, CREW REPORTED DETECTING AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM BEHIND LT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL. CREW TURNED OFF BATTERY POWER AND PARKED ON RAMP. NO FURTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED. MX FOUND OVERHEAT EVIDENCE ON THE ANNUNCIATOR DIMMER SWITCH/POTENTIOMETER DIMMER WIRES (TOP OF SWITCH HAD EVIDENCE OF BUILD UP OF DUST AND FUZZ THAT HAD SMOLDERED) AND THE POTENTIOMETER FROZEN. SWITCH ASSY WAS REPLACED AND SYS DEFERRED PENDING ADDITIONAL TROUBLE SHOOTING AND SYS INSP.

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