Service difficulty report · Light · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 4, 2001
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
22,462 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Light
Part number
BR63031023
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Component
Light Fixture
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE AN INOPERATIVE SIDEWALL LIGHT, THE FORWARD RECEPTACLE SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THE COMPLETE LIGHT FIXTURE WAS REPLACED. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FIXTURE REVEALED THAT BRUCE INDUSTRIES SL-BC5-0618-901-33-01 HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH, AND THE SPRINGS INTRODUCED BY THE SL WERE FOUND TO HAVE MIGRATED OUT OF POSITION AND BECOME INEFFECTIVE.