What happened
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Narrative: aircraft was at 4000' en-route from springfield, MO. To wichita, KS when the pilot noticed smoke coming out from behind the instrument panel. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed in Lamar, MO without further incident. At the time of landing the smoke had cleared and the pilot noticed the nav/inst light cb popped. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and found the insulation on the wire going to the nav/inst lighting rheostat in the instrument panel burnt. No other damage was found. The nav/inst lighting system was deactivated and the aircraft was flown back to ict per 14 CFR 91.123 (d)(4), where the necessary repairs could be made. In ict, maintenance personnel replaced defective rheostat and repaired damaged wires. The mechanic will be reporting the defect on malfunction or defect report, FAA form 8010-4. This incident, #CE98IGA0046 is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS AT 4000' EN-ROUTE FROM SPRINGFIELD, MO. TO WICHITA, KS WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LAMAR, MO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE SMOKE HAD CLEARED AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE NAV/INST LIGHT CB POPPED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE GOING TO THE NAV/INST LIGHTING RHEOSTAT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BURNT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE NAV/INST LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ICT PER 14 CFR 91.123 (D)(4), WHERE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. IN ICT, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED DEFECTIVE RHEOSTAT AND REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRES. THE MECHANIC WILL BE REPORTING THE DEFECT ON MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4. THIS INCIDENT, #CE98IGA0046 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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