What was found
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT DISARM. REPAIRED GROUND WIRE (L622C22N) AS REQUIRED. WIRE SHORTED TO 115 AC SIDE OF TERMINAL OF LIGHT ASSEMBLY CAUSING OVERHEATED WIRE. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-01.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2001
- Submitted
- August 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N828AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 45999
- Aircraft time
- 78,062 hours, 25,070 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3350 · Emergency Lighting
- Part
- Ground Wire
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.