What was found
DURING APPROACH THE COCKPIT HAD A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SLIGHT HAZE IN THE AIR. THE ELEC/BURNING SMELL WAS VERY OVERPOWERING. WENT ONTO OXYGEN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. REPLACED F/O NAV DISPLAY.
- Difficulty date
- November 27, 2003
- Submitted
- December 29, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N964DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49983
- Aircraft time
- 36,764 hours, 28,743 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3160 · Central Display
- Part
- Display
- Part number
- 4056510903
- Part serial
- SGP1Q9
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.