ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1353
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| Date: | 03-MAY-2007 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3K2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air New Zealand |
| Registration: | ZK-NGK |
| MSN: | 26318/2731 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 126 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Ohakea AFB, Manawatu 3 -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | WLG |
| AKL | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ZK-NGK, an Air New Zealand Boeing 737, en route from Wellington to Auckland, was landed at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea as a precaution because of fumes in the cockpit from electrical burning. Nobody was injured in the incident.
The electrical burning resulted from a coffee spill in the cockpit by a different crew about 4 hours earlier. As the coffee dried, the sugar content provided sufficient conductivity to bring about a slow electrical breakdown, which resulted in spurious warning light indications, electrical burning of an avionics component and an eventual short circuit.
Management of crew drinks in the cockpit was a known hazard that had been identified, documented and mitigated by standard operating procedures. A safety issue identified was the need for flight crew to make maximum possible use of available resources, including those beyond the cockpit, during emergency and non-normal situations.
Sources:
1. https://taic.org.nz/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/2007-004/Page/0/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]skins/taicAviation/skin_aviation
Accident investigation:
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Safety recommendations:
Safety recommendation 007/08 issued 4 March 2008 by TAIC to CAA NZ
Images:
Aucklamd International 25Sept2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2008 02:09 | sinzman | Added |
| 01-Feb-2008 02:19 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Jul-2008 04:07 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Jul-2008 04:07 | harro | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2009 02:26 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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