What happened
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Instructor noticed white smoke coming from under the right side of the instrument panel. The smoke lasted for about 45-60 seconds in duration. Instructor declared an emergency and was closest to Luke Afb. Aircraft landed without incident at Luke. The squawk sheet was properly filled out and a mechanic was sent to Luke Afb to trouble shoot the aircraft. Copies were made of the logbook entries related to the incident. Mechanic was not able to find any burned or scorched wiring, or any other reason smoke would have come from under the instrument panel. The last maintenance performed in the area was over 25 flight hours ago, and the aircraft had flown without incident for 3 days prior to the FAA gathering logbook entries and pilot statements.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SMOKE LASTED FOR ABOUT 45-60 SECONDS IN DURATION. INSTRUCTOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLOSEST TO LUKE AFB. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT LUKE. THE SQUAWK SHEET WAS PROPERLY FILLED OUT AND A MECHANIC WAS SENT TO LUKE AFB TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE AIRCRAFT. COPIES WERE MADE OF THE LOGBOOK ENTRIES RELATED TO THE INCIDENT. MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY BURNED OR SCORCHED WIRING, OR ANY OTHER REASON SMOKE WOULD HAVE COME FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LAST MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN THE AREA WAS OVER 25 FLIGHT HOURS AGO, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAA GATHERING LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND PILOT STATEMENTS.
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