Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767200

Difficulty date
December 1, 2014
Submitted
January 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752AX
Make and model
Boeing 767200
Aircraft serial
23434
Aircraft time
57,728 hours, 44,928 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Runway Lights
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INTERMITTENT BURNING RUBBER SMELL DURING FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE RUNWAY TURNOFF LIGHT SWITCH WAS CYCLED & VISIBLE SMOKE & FIRE APPEARED AT OVERHEAD PANEL. RT RUNWAY TURNOFF LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION BEHIND THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT LT OVERHEAD LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL. VISUALLY INSPECTED LT & RT RUNWAY TURNOFF LIGHTING TRANSFORMERS. REPLACED OVERHEAD FLIGHT COMPARTMENT LIGHT PANEL ASSEMBLY. RT RUNWAY LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

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