AAIB investigation to Cirrus SR20, G-GCDA
Switch panel electrical fire, Turweston Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, 19 October 2018.
Summary:
皇冠体育app aircraft owner was collecting his aircraft after its annual inspection. 皇冠体育app pre-flight checks and takeoff roll were normal. However, just as the aircraft lifted off, the pilot became aware of smoke in the cockpit. He landed immediately and despite shutting down all the electrical equipment, the smoke persisted. With the assistance of an engineer, the source of the smoke and a small fire was identified and extinguished. It was caused by a 鈥榗ircuit track鈥� in a switch panel, which had been electrically overloaded because of an unidentified problem with a diode in the standby battery wiring harness. 皇冠体育app aircraft manufacturer has taken several safety actions to ensure the significance of the diode is understood and have included an additional circuit protection device. 皇冠体育app aircraft manuals and circuit diagrams have also been amended to clarify the circuit maintenance information.
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