What was found
PILOT REPORTED ELEC SMELL IN COCKPIT AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED TO ORIGINAL AIRPORT FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. LOCATED A PINCHED & SHORTED WIRE ON THE AFT RECIRCULATING FAN AT THE RESISTOR STACK. FAN UNIT REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2015
- Submitted
- September 6, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N119AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC43
- Aircraft time
- 19,754 hours, 19,267 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2197 · Air Conditioning System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Ac Bay
- Component
- Blower · Electromech
- Component part number
- 11438002811
- 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.