Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
March 19, 2002
Submitted
March 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42836
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
200
Part
Wire
Part number
335018024
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

IAH- WHILE PERFORMING A 1A CHECK INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY HAS LOW VOLTAGE. IAH-MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE BATTERY MODE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE TO 29WL PIN F AND G, AND PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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