What happened
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(-23) On 04/18/06, at 1622 EST, N817TA, flight options flight 817, a Hawker-800XP-800XP, diverted and landed safely at the Wheeling Ohio county airport (hlg) after reporting smoke in the cockpit. Further investigation by this office on 4/19/06, revealed that during normal climb, passing approximately 26,000 feet, electrical smell was noticed and smoke was seen coming from an area near the co-pilot's "a" panel windshield at the junction with glare shield. Emergency landing was amde without incident. SDR report omb #2120-0003 maintenance discovered burned components inside the air show time to destination controller. The supplied power and grounding to the controller were checked and found to be normal. The ttd controller was replaced. No further defects were noted when the controller was operationally checked. This as per privacy data omitted, djfa maintenance. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 04/18/06, AT 1622 EST, N817TA, FLIGHT OPTIONS FLIGHT 817, A HAWKER-800XP-800XP, DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE WHEELING OHIO COUNTY AIRPORT (HLG) AFTER REPORTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE ON 4/19/06, REVEALED THAT DURING NORMAL CLIMB, PASSING APPROXIMATELY 26,000 FEET, ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM AN AREA NEAR THE CO-PILOT'S "A" PANEL WINDSHIELD AT THE JUNCTION WITH GLARE SHIELD. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS AMDE WITHOUT INCIDENT. SDR REPORT OMB #2120-0003 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BURNED COMPONENTS INSIDE THE AIR SHOW TIME TO DESTINATION CONTROLLER. THE SUPPLIED POWER AND GROUNDING TO THE CONTROLLER WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE TTD CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN THE CONTROLLER WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. THIS AS PER ^PRIVACY DATA O^, DJFA MAINTENANCE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.