SDR ABXA010762

Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
March 12, 2002
Submitted
March 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47513
Aircraft time
55,055 hours, 51,721 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THROUGH 10,000 FT, 10 - 15 SECONDS AFTER EXTENDING WING LANDING LIGHTS THERE WAS A VERY NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR THAT LASTED 30 SECONDS TO 1 MIN, THEN DISSIPATED AND DID NOT RECUR. ALL ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. EXTENDED THE LIGHT AGAIN IN CHOCKS AFTER LANDING WITH NO ODOR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LT AND RT WING LANDING LIGHTS. INSPECTED LT AND RT WING LANDING LIGHT SWITCHES. INSPECTED WIRES FROM LANDING LIGHT SWITCHES TO BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING AND BALLASTS. CHECKED EMERGENCY INVERTER, LT & RT WING LANDING LIGHT ASSY. OPERATED WING LANDING LIGHTS AS WELL AS ALL OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES. NO DEFECTS OR ODORS NOTED.

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