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Date
November 1, 2003 · 09:17 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
J7SA
Aircraft
N321FX
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B16
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Smoke in the cockpit caused by failure of the passenger oxygen panel back lighting. Cause of the panel failure due to incorrect voltage being applied. Incorrect voltage caused by improper wiring termination at the lighting dimmer controller. 115VAC was applied to a 5VAC circuit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER OXYGEN PANEL BACK LIGHTING. CAUSE OF THE PANEL FAILURE DUE TO INCORRECT VOLTAGE BEING APPLIED. INCORRECT VOLTAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER WIRING TERMINATION AT THE LIGHTING DIMMER CONTROLLER. 115VAC WAS APPLIED TO A 5VAC CIRCUIT.