As he prepared to taxi; a FBO lineman notified the be-400XP captain the gpu plug into the aircraft o...

Narrative:

After normal engine start; I instructed the line personnel to un-chock the airplane and disconnect the gpu. The lineman disconnected the gpu; he then returned to the front of the aircraft and instructed us to shutdown. After shutdown; I spoke with the lineman and was informed that 'the gpu had caught fire and damaged our aircraft'. Upon inspection; it appeared that the gpu plug had overheated and caught on fire. The damage to our plane was inspected and pictures were taken. The pictures were shared with maintenance and there was agreement that there was no structural damage; except possibly for one pin on the external power receptacle. The external power was deferred. I was given contact information for the FBO's station manager; and; at maintenance's request; I requested a written statement from the FBO personnel. The station manager contacted his supervisor and he was instructed to not provide us with any written statement at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: As he prepared to taxi; a FBO Lineman notified the BE-400XP Captain the GPU plug into the aircraft overheated and damaged the aircraft's ground electrical connector. The connector was deferred by Maintenance.

Narrative: After normal engine start; I instructed the line personnel to un-chock the airplane and disconnect the GPU. The lineman disconnected the GPU; he then returned to the front of the aircraft and instructed us to shutdown. After shutdown; I spoke with the lineman and was informed that 'the GPU had caught fire and damaged our aircraft'. Upon inspection; it appeared that the GPU plug had overheated and caught on fire. The damage to our plane was inspected and pictures were taken. The pictures were shared with maintenance and there was agreement that there was no structural damage; except possibly for one pin on the external power receptacle. The external power was deferred. I was given contact information for the FBO's station manager; and; at maintenance's request; I requested a written statement from the FBO personnel. The station manager contacted his supervisor and he was instructed to not provide us with any written statement at this time.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1346513
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Wiring & Connectors
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

As he prepared to taxi; a FBO lineman notified the be-400XP captain the gpu plug into the aircraft overheated and damaged the aircraft's ground electrical connector. The connector was deferred by maintenance.