SDR AALA970225

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1762B
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48552
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

LHR - FLT 86 - EN ROUTE ORD/LHR DURING CRUISE, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT LEFT AISLE IN MAIN CABIN ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH BY USE OF CONTROL SWITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED ON THEIR OWN. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO LHR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED SHORTED/GROUNDED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT WIRE AT BULKHEAD BY PAX SEAT ROW 22AB. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT BATTERIES FOR THIS LOCATION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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