Service difficulty report · Lights · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
July 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831FT
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
19648
Part
Lights
Condition
Smoking
Location
Flight Deck
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACRID TYPE SMELL NOTED INITIALLY DURING CLIMB THRU FL 280, 3 MINUTES LATER OBSERVED FAINT SMOKE FROM LEFT GLARESHIELD. TURNED OFF ALL INTSTRUMENT BACK GROUND LIGHTS SMOKE AND ODOR STOPPED, TURNED LIGHTS ON 1 AT A TIME SMOKE AND ODOR DID NOT RETURN. MAINTENANCE AT ORD INSPECTED BEHIND GLARESHIELD, UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY UNITS OVERHEATED.