What was found
ON TAKEOFF PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE AND SPARK FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND FROM POST LIGHT SOCKET CONNECTOR. REPLACED CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK OF DASHBOARD LIGHTING FOUND, OK.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2002
- Submitted
- December 18, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5403M
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 402B0003
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Part number
- M227591618
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Light Socket
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.