What was found
ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN CABIN AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK SHORTED AND A BURNT LIGHT SOCKET ABOVE SEAT 8DEF. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND LIGHT SOCKET AT 8DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2010
- Submitted
- December 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7544A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53026
- Aircraft time
- 56,964 hours, 29,317 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3350 · Emergency Lighting
- Part
- Battery Pack
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.