What was found
ON JULY 17, 2026, CONDUCTING TRAINING FLIGHTS WHEN THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON THE COPILOT’S SIDE NEAR THE INSTRUMENT SHROUD AREA. THE PILOT SUSPECTED THE SOURCE MAY HAVE BEEN THE AIRCRAFT’S BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT LE GROS MEMORIAL AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE OPENED THE BATTERY ACCESS PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY DETECTED AN ODOR CONSISTENT WITH OVERHEATED OR BURNED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. THE ODOR WAS TRACED TO THE PULSE LIGHT POWER SUPPLY LOCATED ON THE LEFT-HAND WALL OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BLACK LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE PULSE LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. NO FLAME, CHARRING, OR EXCESSIVE EXTERNAL HEAT WAS PRESENT. BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE UNIT, IT APPEARS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY WIRING TO THE PULSE LIGHT POWER SUPPLY WAS DISCONNECTED, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. AFTER APPLYING AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER, NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE, ODOR, OR ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED.