What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE EMERGENCY LIGHT HAS A BROKEN WIRE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE PER WDM 33-51-13. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2017
- Submitted
- September 13, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9681B
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53631
- Aircraft time
- 49,548 hours, 25,080 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.