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Be-400 captain reported that they received a 'battery feeder fail' master warning due to an electrical fire in the tail section.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1432636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Wiring & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 8200 Flight Crew Type 450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Shortly after starting the number 2 engine we had a large amp draw. Battery feeder fail master warning occurred and we promptly shut down both engines. Cabin door was opened and line guy said he saw smoke coming from our tail section. We evacuated the cabin and nobody was injured. Fire was electrical in nature due to metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (mosfet) box failure and was contained mostly internal aft of the baggage compartment; however visible fire damage to the deice boot section of the right elevator. I was made aware after the incident (by the mechanics at the repair station) that an optional service bulletin was available and not complied with by choice of the owner. Apparently there have been a few fires on type because of this exact component failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-400 Captain reported that they received a 'Battery feeder fail' master warning due to an electrical fire in the tail section.
Narrative: Shortly after starting the Number 2 Engine we had a large amp draw. Battery feeder fail master warning occurred and we promptly shut down both engines. Cabin door was opened and line guy said he saw smoke coming from our tail section. We evacuated the cabin and nobody was injured. Fire was electrical in nature due to Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) box failure and was contained mostly internal aft of the baggage compartment; however visible fire damage to the deice boot section of the right elevator. I was made aware after the incident (by the mechanics at the repair station) that an optional service bulletin was available and not complied with by choice of the owner. Apparently there have been a few fires on type because of this exact component failure.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.