20020429006809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 108-3 · Rock Springs, WY · April 29, 2002

Date: April 29, 2002 · 07:15 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6011M
Reported as: Univar 1083
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6011MRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Universal Stinson 108-3S/N 108-4011 · Built 1947 Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) In cruise flight pilot noticed smoke and fumes in the cockpit, and landed at rks. Post flight investigation showed that the electrical connections to the cockpit dome light had shorted out causing arcing and burned a small hole in the overhead upholstery. The dome light circuit breaker was found popped, the wire connections at the dome light were not insulated, and were exposed to contact with the trim cable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IN CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT, AND LANDED AT RKS. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE COCKPIT DOME LIGHT HAD SHORTED OUT CAUSING ARCING AND BURNED A SMALL HOLE IN THE OVERHEAD UPHOLSTERY. THE DOME LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND POPPED, THE WIRE CONNECTIONS AT THE DOME LIGHT WERE NOT INSULATED, AND WERE EXPOSED TO CONTACT WITH THE TRIM CABLE.