Service difficulty report · Lens · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 24, 2017
Submitted
August 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
51,159 hours, 25,415 cycles
Part
Lens
Condition
Broken
Location
Exit Sign
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FLOOR LEVEL BEHIND FORWARD GALLEY HAS A BROKEN LENS COVER. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT SIGN PER AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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