What was found
UPON ARRIVAL AT AIRCRAFT IN MGM CABIN HAD RESIDUAL SMOKE AND STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL NEAR BUS PANEL BEHIND CAPTAINS SEAT. REPLACED UPPER CABIN LIGHT RHEOSTAT.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2000
- Submitted
- August 25, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 24,246 hours, 19,115 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Rheostat
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin Lights
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.