What happened
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While on an IFR flight plan, the pilot had an inflight fire and/or smoke in the cockpit. The pilot landed at vta and found the problem. He was observed by an FBO employee performing maintenance by cutting out a burnt resistor from the instrument and radio lighting system. The pilot taped the wires and flew the aircraft back to home base at W50. The cmh investigating inspector contacted the out of district baltimore, MD, FSDO for investigative support to determine if the airmen was qualified to perform maintenance on the aircraft. Inspector anthony n. serio, provided on site investigation by surviellance of the aircraft, telephone contact, and interview/counselling of airmen.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, THE PILOT HAD AN INFLIGHT FIRE AND/OR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT LANDED AT VTA AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. HE WAS OBSERVED BY AN FBO EMPLOYEE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE BY CUTTING OUT A BURNT RESISTOR FROM THE INSTRUMENT AND RADIO LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE PILOT TAPED THE WIRES AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HOME BASE AT W50. THE CMH INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE OUT OF DISTRICT BALTIMORE, MD, FSDO FOR INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRMEN WAS QUALIFIED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTOR ANTHONY N. SERIO, PROVIDED ON SITE INVESTIGATION BY SURVIELLANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT, TELEPHONE CONTACT, AND INTERVIEW/COUNSELLING OF AIRMEN.
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