SDR ABXA030004

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 7, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47427
Aircraft time
53,660 hours, 58,284 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Control Panel
Part number
5956888503
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE, SAW SMOKE COMING OUT AROUND CENTER INSTRUMENT AND PEDESTAL LIGHT PANEL. TURNED LIGHTS OFF. DECLARED EMERGENCY, RAN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED AIRPORT, AFTER SMOKE STOPPED. ISOLATED BURNING ODOR TO CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL. REPLACED PANEL IAW AMM AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF WIRING IN SURROUNDING AREA. NO WIRING DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED THE FOLLOWING CIRCUIT BREAKERS AS PRECAUTION: B1-306, B1-307, B1-308, B1-309 AND B1-271. REF. W.D. NR 33-13-03, 33-13-06 AND 33-14-02. ALL CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PEDESTAL LIGHTING CHECKED GOOD. NO SMOKE OR ODOR PRESENT. REPLACED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IAW AMM.

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