ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314617
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| Date: | Saturday 17 July 2010 |
| Time: | 21:26 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N990DL |
| MSN: | 53342/1939 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P & W JT8D SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 111 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL/KBDL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The MD-88 declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport after the crew smelled an electrical odor during the climb to cruise. After landing the crew observed small flames emanating from the Captain's side of the glareshield. A maintenance inspection revealed that the right wing landing light switch displayed evidence of severe heat damage and no other source for the fire could be identified. No anomalies with respect to switch installation were noted by the personnel who removed the switch. The 'Right Wing Landing Lightâ (B1-15) and 'Right Wing Landing Light Controlâ (B1-16) circuit breakers were also found to be open following the event.
A Systems Group was formed and the Group examined the switch at the Eaton facility in Milwaukee, WI. The switch was severely fire damaged with the greatest amount of thermal damage and contact degradation occurring at the B1 contact. The cause of the switch fire could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The cause of the right wing landing light switch fire is undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ENG10IA041
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Jun-2023 18:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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