Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 29, 2006
Submitted
March 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Part
Control Panel
Part number
38959821
Part serial
260
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM LONG TRIM IND AREA OR CENTER PEDESTAL. SMOKE CLEARED IMMEDIATELY WHEN PEDESTAL LIGHTS SWITCH WAS PLACED IN OFF. FOUND CRACKED LONG TRIM PANEL PULLED & COLLARD PED & OVERHEAD SW PANEL C/B FOR LIGHTS DEFERRED IAW DC8 MEL 33-1 DMI 24805. REF DMI 24806 LONG TRIM PNL. BROKEN CAUSING SMOKE ON PEDESTAL, C/B PULLED AND COLLARD. REPLACED LT PANEL AND CHECKS SERV PER DACO M/M 33-13-0 DMI 24806. CLEARED, PLACARD REMOVED.

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