Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 28, 2007
Submitted
December 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160BS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53463
Aircraft time
29,251 hours, 23,353 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Light
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE STRONG BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT DUE TO PREVIOUS REPORTS ON RT PACK THE PACK WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. THE ODOR WAS IN COCKPIT. IAW WDM AND AMM 33-22-07/525 AND 20-50-01 /201 IN LT UPPER SIDE WALL LIGHTING TRANSFORMER LINE IL 1701F18 WAS FOUND SPLICE BURNED. THE SPLICE WAS REPLACED AND CHECKED DURING SEVERAL TIMES.

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