What was found
THE CREW REPORTED THAT A SPRING BEHIND THE F/O'S MAP HOLDER MADE CONTACT WITH AN EXPOSED WIRE CAUSING SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE F/O'S MAP HOLDER, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2004
- Submitted
- August 30, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16147
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145749
- Aircraft time
- 2,682 hours, 1,414 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- System (JASC)
- 2597 · Equipment/Furnishings Wiring
- Part
- Holder
- Part number
- 12315660401
- Part serial
- 1457362
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 2,682 hours, 1,414 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.