Service difficulty report · Ground Stud · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
July 25, 2014
Submitted
July 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30165
Aircraft time
47,577 hours, 21,159 cycles
Part
Ground Stud
Part number
BACC50AN16
Condition
Corroded
Location
Emergency Lights
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.

What was found

DURING AN EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK, AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN BETWEEN LAVS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED ALSO FOUND TOTAL OF SIX EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE IAW WDM 33-51-14, PG1, M1672 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK GROUND BLOCK GD3998, REF WDM 33-51-11 SHT2, BADLY CORRODED. GROUNDED SAME BLOCK LIGHTS OPS NORMAL. EXIT LOCATER SIGN CONN D40026P DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK M1672 FROM DRAINING. REMOVED AFT RT AFT HEADER PANEL AT R-2 DOOR AS REQUIRED REMOVED FWD & NAFT DOOR SIDE WALL PANELS REF AMM 25-21-24, 25-21-25. R & R GROUNDING BLOCK ASSY REF SRM 51-40-02. TERMINATED WIRES IN NEW BLOCK REF 20-90-15 TESTED AFT ENTRY EXIT & EMERGENCY AFT EXIT LIGHTS TEST OK. ELECTRICAL BONDING TEST OK REF MM 20-20-00. REINSTALLED HEADER PANEL FWD & AFT R2 DOOR TRIM REF 25-21-24.