Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 18, 2006
Submitted
May 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49158
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Aux Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
LD
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

DFW - VISIBLE SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM BEHIND FIRST OFFICERS INSTRUMENT PANEL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO DFW. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED HYDRAULIC AUXILLIARY PUMP WIRE THAT SHORTED TO GROUND AT PANEL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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