To add to this scenario.
One of my neighbors at Stellar Airpark in Chandler, AZ was flying his IV-PT
back from California when the cabin filled with smoke and fire. Nothing
he did reduced the smoke and fire. He made an emergency landing and got the
fire put out. One of his two 12V batteries wired in series for 24v caught
fire and burned a hole through the fuselage. These batteries were the backup
set and completely off line. They were located at the copilots kick panel.
The plane has been repaired and currently is at paint.
Craig Berland
something
has been bugging me about batteries in the airplane. Now I remember: I
had a friend who was a charter pilot flying a turbo-210 for Vermont Castings in
the 70's. This nearly new airplane had an electical problem IMC which
resulted in the battery smoking/outgassing into the cabin. The cabin
quickly filled with smoke. He had to shut down all power (smoke cleared)
and fly partial panel and nordo.