What was found
(CAN) SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 1999
- Submitted
- July 5, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 5,535 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Instrument Panel
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.