Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 6, 2016
Submitted
June 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49705
Aircraft time
72,344 hours, 55,292 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON APPROACH; DONNED O2 MASKS. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAPTAINS TAXI LIGHT CONTROL PANEL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE TERMINAL WIRE AT THE LANDING LIGHT/GROUND FLOOD LIGHT SWITCH PANEL. THE TERMINAL WAS RE-SECURED AND THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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