Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
February 5, 2001
Submitted
February 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21981
Aircraft time
56,833 hours, 43,998 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. *S/D* THREE WIRE SOCKETS IN CONNECTOR D96 BROKE OFF AND SHORTED TOGETHER. REPLACED THE SOCKETS.