Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
September 27, 2012
Submitted
October 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145578
Aircraft time
27,247 hours, 23,413 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,077 hours, 16,527 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT COCKPIT READING LIGHT WENT OUT AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL SOON APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE BURNING SMELL TO THE FIRST OFFICER'S CHARTHOLDER LIGHT HARNESS AND DISCONNECTED THE HARNESS. THE ITEM IS CURRENTLY ON DEFERRAL AND THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION AND PART INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THIS REPORT.

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