What was found
FOUND STRONG ODOR ON FLT DECK IN FLT. FOUND S/O BACK GROUND LIGHTING RHEOSTAT SHORTED INTERNALLY AND CAUSING STRONG ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RHEOSTAT, F/E'S BACK GROUND LIGHTING, OPS NORMAL IAW B-MM 33-10-01
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2007
- Submitted
- March 28, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21998
- Aircraft time
- 61,293 hours, 34,229 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Rheostat
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cockpit Lights
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.