Service difficulty report · Light · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 18, 2000
Submitted
April 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45938
Part
Light
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, SMOKE IN COCKPIT WITH FUMES BEING SMELLED. SMOKE CAME FROM CO -PILOTS SIDE TO RIGHT OF SEAT AND BELOW WINDOW. ALSO, NOTICE BY F/E''S WORK TABLE LIGHT. CB POPPED IN BACK, DIVERTED TO MSP IMMEDIATLELY. REMOVED ALL ACCESS PNLS FROM F/O''S KICK PANEL AFT TO C/B PANELS AND COCKPIT OVERHEAD LIGHTING PANEL. INSPECTED ALL WIRES, BUNDLES AND COMPONENTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO, RAN BOTH PACKS WITH NO DEFECTS, AS NOTED BY CREW AND VERIFIED BY MX 5AMP F/E FLOOD WAS POPPED. DEFERRED COCKPIT OVERHEAD LIGHTING. C/BS COLLARED AND PLACARD INSTALLED.

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