What happened
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(-5) On 2-11-2000, delta airlines flight 2585, declared an emergency and returned to Kansas City International due to electrical smoke in the cockpit. The pilot reported on log page 627630, that during climbout, passing flight level 220, smoke flowing from behind captains side autopilot scoreboard. Captains side audio box inop. All annuciator lights illuminated after smoke. Delta maintenance was called and determined the altitude alert annuciator light shorted internally. The section 6 circuit breaker had popped due to the short. It was determined that the short circuit was caused by water leaking into the cockpit through the L-1 windshield. The windsheild was retorqued per the maintenance manual. Leak checks were good manufater part number 1-211-120 was replaced. All cockkpit lights, master test/dim lights, altitude alert lights operated normally. The audio box was determined to be a seperate problem and was recorded under item 4 of the log book. The aircraft was dispatched without further incident. CE2000IAC021 is considered closed. Ref ptrs #2000B0402
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON 2-11-2000, DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 2585, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL DUE TO ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT REPORTED ON LOG PAGE 627630, THAT DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING FLIGHT LEVEL 220, SMOKE FLOWING FROM BEHIND CAPTAINS SIDE AUTOPILOT SCOREBOARD. CAPTAINS SIDE AUDIO BOX INOP. ALL ANNUCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER SMOKE. DELTA MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THE ALTITUDE ALERT ANNUCIATOR LIGHT SHORTED INTERNALLY. THE SECTION 6 CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED DUE TO THE SHORT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHORT CIRCUIT WAS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING INTO THE COCKPIT THROUGH THE L-1 WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHEILD WAS RETORQUED PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD MANUFATER PART NUMBER 1-211-120 WAS REPLACED. ALL COCKKPIT LIGHTS, MASTER TEST/DIM LIGHTS, ALTITUDE ALERT LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AUDIO BOX WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SEPERATE PROBLEM AND WAS RECORDED UNDER ITEM 4 OF THE LOG BOOK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CE2000IAC021 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. REF PTRS #2000B0402
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