What was found
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. MECHANIC CHECKED ALL SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY SMOKE. FOUND NR 2 VOR NAVIGATION HEAD INOPERABLE. REMOVED. INSTRUMENT HAS STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. REPLACED UNIT AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6290V
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft serial
- 172RG0610
- System (JASC)
- 3454 · Visual Omnirange (VOR) System
- Part
- Vor
- Part number
- IN385AC
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 5,237 hours
- Component
- Arc
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.