What was found
JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, SPARKING AND POPPING FROM WET COMPASS AND IGN SWT SOME SMOKE. FOUND CHAFED WIRE ON NR 1 IGN SWT. REPAIRED WIRE, IGN SWT CKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N380DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737247
- Aircraft serial
- 23607
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15A
- System (JASC)
- 7497 · Ignition System Wiring
- Part
- Wire Harness
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Nr 1 Ign Switch
- Part time
- 30,259 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.