Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
July 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47726
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

FLT 112 - HNL - STRONG BURNING SMELL COMING INTO COCKPIT. RIGHT OVER THE OVERHEAD PANEL. ODOR SEEMS STRINGER WITH LT A/C PAC ON OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS SHORTING IN OVERHEAD PANEL. SECURED BROKEN WIRE, (OVERHEAD PANEL LIGHT SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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