What was found
SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN, TRACE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM ABOVE 17A. DEFERRED SIDEWALL LIGHTS, FIXTURE WAS SHORTING OUT.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2002
- Submitted
- March 14, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N273
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145331
- Aircraft time
- 3,630 hours, 3,230 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Socket
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.