Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
September 18, 2004
Submitted
September 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21144
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145741
Aircraft time
3,198 hours, 1,688 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
7281000561
Condition
Contaminated
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

EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAYED ON IN ARM POSITION. DOWNPOWERED ACFT & RESELECTED ARMING SWITCH, EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD. AFTER ARRIVING, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE ARM POSITION, WHEN F/A TURNS CABIN LIGHTS OFF EMERGENCY LIGHTS GO OFF. MX REMOVED & REPLACED ALL FOUR BATTERY PACKS, ACFT OPS CHECKED GOOD. ON PREFLIGHT, EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON WHEN SIDEWALL & CEILING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARMED POSITION. MX REMOVED & REPLACED CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY WHICH DID NOT CURE PROBLEM. TROUBLESHOT DOWN TO FAULTY CANNON PLUG P8906, MEGAHOMED CANNON PLUG P8906, NO FAULTS FOUND. CLEANED METAL CHIPS OUT OF PLUG P8906, OPS CHECKED EMERGENCY LIGHTS GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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