What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Approx. 45 minutes after departure from hnl enroute ppg, the crew of eiaa 7550 detected smoke coming from the cener console. They declared an emergency and retunred to hnl. When they turned off power to the center console, smoke stopped. The a/c arrived back in hnl at 1504 local time. Maintenance found a burned lighting dimmer transformer in the center console, with two circuit breakers which had not opened. The dimmer assembly with circuit breakers was sent to NTSB for analysis. To date, no results of that analysis have been received.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APPROX. 45 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM HNL ENROUTE PPG, THE CREW OF EIAA 7550 DETECTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CENER CONSOLE. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETUNRED TO HNL. WHEN THEY TURNED OFF POWER TO THE CENTER CONSOLE, SMOKE STOPPED. THE A/C ARRIVED BACK IN HNL AT 1504 LOCAL TIME. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BURNED LIGHTING DIMMER TRANSFORMER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, WITH TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHICH HAD NOT OPENED. THE DIMMER ASSEMBLY WITH CIRCUIT BREAKERS WAS SENT TO NTSB FOR ANALYSIS. TO DATE, NO RESULTS OF THAT ANALYSIS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
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