What was found
PILOT REPORTED, DURING FLIGHT, THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY FAILED CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN. ACFT LANDED, MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT WAS REMOVED, WIRES SECURED AND ACFT RESUMED FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2012
- Submitted
- December 14, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N999WS
- Make and model
- Cessna 501
- Aircraft serial
- 5010186
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D1A
- System (JASC)
- 3160 · Central Display
- Part
- Display
- Part number
- EX500
- Part serial
- 20027047
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Instrument Panel
- 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.