Service difficulty report · Light · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
18,806 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Light
Part number
2LA00727850
Condition
Melted
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED THE ODOR OF SMOKE ON THE FLIGHT DECK, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED AROUND THE OVERHEAD PANEL ON CAPTAIN SIDE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE OVERHEAD READING LIGHT ON THE PILOTS SIDE (PN 2LA007278-50) HAD MELTED, CAUSING THE INCIDENT. THE LIGHT ASSY WILL BE RETURNED TO MAIN BASE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION.