Service difficulty report · Placard · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 19, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N120MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53120
Aircraft time
40,084 hours, 4,176 cycles
Part
Placard
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
80,084 hours, 41,076 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SELF-ILLUMINATING EXIT SIGNS AT L-1, R-1, STA 256 STA 560, BOTH OVERWING EXITS, AFT SERVICE DOOR (3EA) AND AFT EXIT POSITION FAIL COMPARATOR TEST. REMOVED DEFECTIVE EXIT SIGNS IAW MM 11-00-01, PAGE 202, PARA 3(A). INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EXIT SIGNS AT ALL DEFECTIVE POSITIONS IAW MM 11-00-01, PAGE 203, PARA (3C). ALL EXIT SIGNS TESTED NORMAL IAW MM 11-00-01, PAGE 206.

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