SDR AALA0084

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 10, 2000
Submitted
July 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N879RA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53185
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX - DURING DESCENT INTO PDX, ONE LARGE SPARK WITH ASSOCIATED SOUND CAME FROM ABOVE CAPTAINS HEAD. A BURNING EMBER FROM THIS SPARK DROPPED FROM OVERHEAD ONTO FLOOR JUT BEHIND CAPTAINS KIT BAG STORAGE. SPARK APPEARED TO ORIGINATE NEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER LIGHT OVER CAPTAINS HEAD. FOUND LEFT CIRCUIT PANEL LIGHT SOCKET INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF. REPLACED BULB, NO HELP. REMOVED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FROM CEILING AND INSPECTED INSULATION. NO SIGN OF OVERHEAT. FOUND CENTER TERMINAL LOOSE, TIGHTENED. SOME LIGHT STAYS ON STEADY. INSPECTED ALL OTHERS ADJACENT PANEL LIGHTS AND INSUALTION FOR OVERHEAT. ALL FOUND NORMAL. (M)

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