Service difficulty report · Lamp Holder · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
March 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Lamp Holder
Part number
BV031120333
Condition
Smoke
Location
Row 37/38
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB AT 10,000 FEET, FLIGHT DIRECTOR TURNED ON THE CEILING LIGHTS TO FACILITATE CABIN SERVICE. PASSENGERS REPORTED AT ROWS 37 AND 38 ABC ADVISER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM WHERE THE NEON LIGHT CONNECTS TO THE SOCKET. LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND BULB REMOVED. SOCKET REPLACED.

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