What was found
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED ON OFFSHORE PLATFORM WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CHAFED WIRES (STOWED) AGAINST STRUCTURE OF LOWER INSTRUMENT CONSOLE SHORTED OUT. REF: 206L-3 IPB, FIGURE 96-3, ITEMS 40 AND 41.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6160Y
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51609
- System (JASC)
- 3197 · Instrument System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Instrument Panel
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.