SDR 00109

Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
January 3, 2003
Submitted
September 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
158
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Glare Shield
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER PANEL AREA ABOVE ANNUCIATOR. REQUESTED DECENT TO NEAREST AIRPORT LANDED ATL WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. WILL UPDATE THIS SDR AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENACE FOUND WIRE IN PILOTS GLARE SHEILD LT ASSY SHORTED AND BURNED. REPLACED FLOURESCENT TUBES AND CONNECTOR TO CO-PILOTS LIGHT ASSEMBLY.