N72

Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (PROP PITCH) · airframe 14,703 hrs · 7,886 cycles

RIGHT PROP PITCH ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY ADJUSTING THE PROXIMITY SWITCH. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

Part: DISPLAY — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,622 hrs · 7,854 cycles

HOT SMELL/ FUMES IN COCKPIT AFTER BATTERY ON AND GEN TIES CLOSED. VERIFIED FUME/ELECTRICAL BURNT SMELL COMING FROM MFD. REMOVED AND REPLACED MFD.

Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — BROKEN (ZONE 600) · airframe 14,598 hrs · 7,843 cycles

RT PROP PITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT CAUSED BY A FAULTY PROXIMITY SWITCH. PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (PROPELLER) · airframe 14,418 hrs · 7,763 cycles

RIGHT PROPELLER PITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED A FAULTY PROPELLER SWITCH. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

Part: CONTROL HANDLE — FAULTY (MLG) · airframe 14,409 hrs · 7,759 cycles

GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. REPLACE FAULTY LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE.

Part: CONTROL HANDLE — FAULTY (MLG) · airframe 14,409 hrs · 7,759 cycles

GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. REPLACED A FAULTY LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED

Part: BULKHEAD — SCRATCHED (ZONE 200) · airframe 14,141 hrs · 7,632 cycles

SCRATCH FOUND IN THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPAIRED IAW EO 15-28-16.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 14,141 hrs · 7,632 cycles

LEFT-HAND FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER FORWARD WING TO BODY FAIRING CORRODED. MAJOR REPAIR ENGINEERING ORDER 17-28-43 "LOWER FUSELAGE MULTIPLE BAY SKIN REPAIR" ISSUED TO REPAIR THE CORROSION DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN BEHIND THE WING-TO-BODY FAIRING. THE DAMAGE EXTENDS OVER TWO BAYS FROM APPROXIMATELY FS188 TO FS202.

Part: DRIVE GEAR — LOOSE (TRIM WHEEL) · airframe 13,723 hrs · 7,401 cycles

AN INFLIGHT OUT OF TRIM SITUATION WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS, AN EXCESSIVE NOSE UP PITCH, ON TAKEOFF REQUIRING AN IMMEDIATE ACTION. FOUND THE BRASS DRIVE GEAR LOOSE ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRIM POSITION INDICATING DIAL SLIPPING DURING TRIM WHEEL OPERATION & GIVING A FALSE INDICATION OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB POSITION. MX SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SLIPPAGE, BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL & THE DIAL ASSEMBLY. A MX ADVISORY CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CHECK FOR & CORRECT THIS HAS BEEN ISSUED.

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)

DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER ILS APPROACH, CREW NOTED RED LIGHTS IN THE GEAR HANDLE & A BLINKING LDG TAXI LIGHT CAUTION ADVISORY ANNUNCIATOR. THE LG RELAY CB WAS POPPED. VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE RT MLG WAS PARTIALLY UP. BEECH 300 POH ABNORMAL PROCEDURES FOLLOWED. UNSAFE INDICATION CORRECTED, ATC NOTIFIED. SAFE LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CHECKED ACFT ON GND & WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

Part: VHF COMM — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3) · airframe 12,298 hrs · 6,714 cycles

WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS-1, STRONG ELECTRICAL FUMES (NO SMOKE) FILLED THE FUSELAGE. DETERMINED FUMES WERE EMANATING FROM FLIGHT INSPECTION PANEL. RAN SMOKE AND FUME ELIMINATION CHECKLIST AND EXECUTED IMMEDIATE LANDING. MAINTENANCE VHF COMM NR 3 WAS BURNED OUT.

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 12,154 hrs · 6,628 cycles

WHILE AT CRUISE, TECHNICIAN NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS SMOKE BEGAN TO FORM IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. PIC DIRECTED EVERYONE TO DON OXYGEN AND RUN APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND BEGAN VFR DESCENT TO CLOSEST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITHIN APPROX 5 MINUTES OF THE EMERGENCY. CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. SOURCE OF SMOKE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 11,931 hrs · 6,509 cycles

WHILE CLIMBING TO EN ROUTE CRUISING ALTITUDE OF FL190, CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 18,700 FT. EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT AND "CABIN DOOR UNLOCK" EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AT 9000 MSL CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INSPECTION OF DOOR AFTER LANDING INDICATED IT WAS SECURELY LATCHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND UPPER AFT DOOR SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED AFT DOOR SWITCH. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 6 PSI. DOOR WARNING SYSTEM CHECKED SAT.

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,872 hrs · 6,478 cycles

AFTER 45 MINUTES FROM DEPARTING JEFFERSON CITY, MO EN ROUTE TO OKC, OK AT FL260, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND (LIKE A GUN SHOT) AND THE PILOT SIDE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED WITH SHROUDS OF GLASS FALLING OUT. INFORMED KANSAS CITY CENTER AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO CLOSEST VFR AIRPORT WITH 6000 FT RUNWAY. ABNORMAL SHATTERED WINDSHIELD CHECKLIST PERFORMED AND PNF LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 9,206 hrs · 2,695 cycles

CLIMBING THRU 7300`, AT CLIMB POWER, HEARD A PRONOUNCED POP, FELT THE ACFT YAW LT AND FELT A DECELERATION. THE PILOT FLYING CONFIRMED THAT THE LT ENGINE HAD SHUTDOWN AND THE PROP HAD FEATHERED. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AS WELL AS THE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING CHECKLIST. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI OFF OF THE RUNWAY, THE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGER. (K)

Part: WIRE — SHORTED (DISPLAY) · airframe 10,524 hrs · 5,809 cycles

PILOT DU1 POPPED CB, CREW COULD DETECT BURNING EQUIPMENT ODOR. FOUND SHORTED WIRE AT CONNECTOR ON DISPLAY UNIT.

Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (CABIN)

ACRID FOUL SMELLING SMOKE PERMEATED CABIN, ENVIROMENTAL TEMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. SMOKE DISSIPATED. CABIN TEMP INCREASED BECAUSE FORWARD AND AFT BLOWER MOTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. DID NOT REQUEST CRASH EQUIPMENT. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE AFTER 30 MINUTE RUN UP WITH CREW PRESENT. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRWORTHY CONDITION.