Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
319
Aircraft time
25,059 hours, 28,846 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT, FLIGHT 7503, ELECTRIC SMOKE WARNING ANNUNCIATED AND CREW OBSERVED LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED 80&90VU RACKS, BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANELS, UNDER CENTER CONSOLE, THE PEDESTAL, PITOT, STATIC PROBES, RELAYS AND EQUIPMENT IN 121VU RACK AND GROUND HEAT UNIT. A ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OPERATED FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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