Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 20, 2008
Submitted
October 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0003
Aircraft time
9,014 hours, 12,024 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OR BURNT INSULATION AND A SLIGHT HAZE OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANELS AND WIRING WERE INSPECTED FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS WITH ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS ON AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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