What was found
SEA- PILOT'S SIDE MAP LIGHT GOT DIM, THEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE PILOT MAP LIGHTS POPPED. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. PULLED AND COLLARED THE MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED ON 12/9/98 BY REPLACING THE CAPTAINS MAP LIGHT RHEOSTAT AND RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.