Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
February 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26901
Aircraft time
67,366 hours, 7,846 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Exterior
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

OVERWING EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUR EACH, UPPER TWO SLIDE LIGHTS ON THE RT SIDE & LOWER TWO SLIDE LIGHTS ON THE LT. CHANGED POWER SUPPLIES FOR BOTH SIDES, NO HELP. RELAMPED BOTH SIDES, NO HELP. CHANGED NR 3 LT SLIDE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, NO HELP. BELIEVE WATER FROM HEAVY RAINS TO BE BLOWING POWER SYS FUSES.