Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 13, 2004
Submitted
April 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9681B
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53631
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TPA - EMERGENCY PATH SEAT MOUNTED LIGHTING AT SEAT 22DEF INOPERATIVE. FOUND AREA WHERE LIGHT MODULE MOUNTS TO SEAT AND WIRING HARNESS RETAINING FIXTURE ARE DAMAGED. SEAT NEEDS REPLACED. SEAT NOT IN STOCK AT TPA. PLACARD EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING SYSTEM PER MEL 33-17, AUTHORITY 4-1313-C. REPLACED WIRE HARNESS AND SECURED TO SEAT FIXURE FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT SEAT 22DEF. CLEARED MEL 04-1313-C. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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