What was found
CREW REPORTED A POP NOISE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE EMITTING FROM ACARS PRINTER. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED THE CANNON ON BACK OF THE ACARS PRINTER AND DEFERRED THE PRINTER IAW WITH THE MEL.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N320AE
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B320
- System (JASC)
- 2320 · Data Transmission Auto Call
- Part
- Printer
- Part number
- TP4429
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 7,060 hours
- Stage of operation
- UK
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.