What was found
STANDBY COMPASS POWER CABLE POPPED, SMOKED AND BURNED THRU WHEN STANDBY COMPASS LIGHT WAS SELECTED. FOUND LIGHT RECEPTACLE PULLED FROM REAR OF STBY COMPASS. WRAPPED AND SECURED WIRE. STBY COMPASS LIGHT C/B D-13 PULLED AND COLLARED.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2011
- Submitted
- February 2, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N394FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 46628
- Aircraft time
- 86,548 hours, 31,751 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3497 · Navigation System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Compass
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.