Service difficulty report · Dme

Difficulty date
December 4, 2017
Submitted
December 4, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Part
Dme
Part number
8220329001
Condition
Shorted
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL260 SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE RIGHT AFT AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SMOKE CAUSED REDUCED VISIBILITY FOR THE FLIGHT CREW. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE TO BE A DME TRANSCEIVER.