What was found
SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND PILOT'S BACKGROUND LIGHT C/B OPEN & MAIN PANEL BACKGROUND LIGHT CONTROL KNOB VERY HOT. (NEXT TO THUNDERSTORM LIGHT SWITCH). SMOKE WENT AWAY. REPLACED TRANSFORMER. OPS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2001
- Submitted
- October 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747249F
- Aircraft serial
- 22237
- Aircraft time
- 68,833 hours, 16,956 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Transformer
- Part number
- 16419
- Part serial
- 8586
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.