Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Part time
78,562 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM DFW TO TOL, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE FIRST OFFICER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ODOR. THE FIRST OFFICER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL FLOOD LIGHTING WAS EXTINGUISHED AND ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKERS OPENED, SMOKE SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT FLOOD LIGHT CIRCUITY WHICH REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE, WHICH WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL STANDARD PRACTICES. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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