What was found
ON TAXI OUT, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMING FROM LONGITUDINAL TRIM LIGHT PLATE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. FOUND APPARENT INTERNAL SHORT IN LIGHT PLATE. DEFERRED LIGHT PLATE PER MEL 33-1, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N875SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46063
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Light Plate
- Part number
- 389598213
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.