What happened
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(-23) Pilot observed smoke & spark from behind the instrument panel. Airplane was on takeoff roll and had to abort its takeoff. Maintenance completed a thorough inspection and determined the malfunction. An instrument post light wire broken at the light assy. The electrical sparks observed by the pilot were from the wire shorting out at the light assy. The sparks did not cause the light assy. Circuit breaker to pop. Corrective action: replaced the light connector and repaired wire. Wiring was the original installation and was in good repair. Maintenance personnel have inspected all company airplanes for any other discrepancies. None were found. Maintenance personnel checked the lighting system circuit breakers for condition. Circuit breakers were in good condition and operational. Director of maintenance has accomplished and sent a malfunction and defect report to the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE & SPARK FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AIRPLANE WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND HAD TO ABORT ITS TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND DETERMINED THE MALFUNCTION. AN INSTRUMENT POST LIGHT WIRE BROKEN AT THE LIGHT ASSY. THE ELECTRICAL SPARKS OBSERVED BY THE PILOT WERE FROM THE WIRE SHORTING OUT AT THE LIGHT ASSY. THE SPARKS DID NOT CAUSE THE LIGHT ASSY. CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED THE LIGHT CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED WIRE. WIRING WAS THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION AND WAS IN GOOD REPAIR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAVE INSPECTED ALL COMPANY AIRPLANES FOR ANY OTHER DISCREPANCIES. NONE WERE FOUND. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHECKED THE LIGHTING SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR CONDITION. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND OPERATIONAL. DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE HAS ACCOMPLISHED AND SENT A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT TO THE FAA.
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