Service difficulty report · Terminal · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 10, 2015
Submitted
April 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N110AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC93
Aircraft time
30,236 hours, 37,831 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Faulty
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED SEEING & SMELLING ELEC SMOKE FROM BEHIND THE FUEL QTY PANEL. THE CREW DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMER LANDING AT THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. THE CREW REPORTED THE SMOKE & ODOR HAD DISSIPATED UPON LANDING. NO SYS FAULTS OR FAILURES WERE OBSERVED. IDENTIFIED & CORRECTED CONTACT BETWEEN A POWER CABLE TERMINALS & AIRFRAME STRUCTURE BEHIND THE HINGED FUEL QTY PANEL & RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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