What was found
STRONG SMOKE /FUME ODOR, PULLED CTR PNL CB ODOR SEEMED TO GO AWAY. FOUND BROKEN WIRE L77-20 AT DIMMER BROKEN WITH SIGNS OF ARCHING AT TERMINAL. REPAIRED WIRE PER SWPM 20-10-13, OPS CHECKED PER B747 MM 33-11-00. NO ODOR NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2004
- Submitted
- January 15, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N486EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747212B
- Aircraft serial
- 20888
- Aircraft time
- 80,431 hours, 19,119 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.