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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · San Jose, CA · December 23, 1983

Date: December 23, 1983 · 12:55 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: San Jose
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8227L
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total45 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N8227LRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2019 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8090327 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke in cockpit behind engine instruments. Shut off electronics. Found a burned fuel gauge coil.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT BEHIND ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. SHUT OFF ELECTRONICS. FOUND A BURNED FUEL GAUGE COIL.

Other reports on N8227L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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