- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2009
- Submitted
- February 20, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N132SL
- Make and model
- Piagio P180
- Aircraft serial
- 1098
- Aircraft time
- 4,241 hours, 3,049 cycles
- Part
- Autopilot Sys
- Part number
- 6229462035
- Part serial
- J6WC
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 26 hours, 25 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
AT FL300 CREW BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL.