ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307551
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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 2022 |
| Time: | 06:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Skippers Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-XFQ |
| MSN: | 306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 31.5 NM 278 degrees from Cunderdin Aerodrome, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) |
| Leonora Airport, WA (LNO/YLEO) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During climb, the crew of flight PY4321 detected electrical fumes and smoke emanating from a panel in the cockpit. The crew conducted a precautionary descent and returned the aircraft to Perth. The engineering inspection revealed the observer light wire was found to be chaffed and arcing behind the right bulkhead.
Sources:
OA2022-04268
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/py4321#2dfebe6e
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