What was found
AFTER TURNING ON THE BATTERY SWITCH AND THE NVG LIGHT SWITCH, ROTATED THE RHEOSTAT KNOB TO INCREASE THE LIGHT INTENSITY . AT THAT POINT, NOTED AN ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR AND VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2017
- Submitted
- October 25, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N766ME
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9066
- System (JASC)
- 2400 · Electrical Power System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- C/B Panel
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.