Service difficulty report · Socket · Boeing 767424ER

Difficulty date
March 22, 2019
Submitted
March 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68061
Make and model
Boeing 767424ER
Aircraft serial
29456
Aircraft time
74,720 hours, 10,511 cycles
Part
Socket
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

READING LIGHT ASSY AT 16L SMOKED UPON PAX TURNING LIGHT ON. F/A SHUT LIGHT OFF AND SMOKE DISSAPATED. PANEL WAS WARM/HOT TO THE TOUCH. LOCKING LOG TO ENSURE PSU IS DROPPED AND AN INSPECTION OF WIRING AND COMPONENTS ON BACK SIDE OF PANEL IS ACCOMPLISHED. SMOKE ISSUE RESOLVED FOUND SEAT 16L OVERHEAD READING LIGHT SOCKET TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER AMM 33-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO SMOKE PRESENT DURING OPS CHEC. CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PERFORMED PER AMM 05-51-58-200-801C1. SPOKE TO TOMC WHO CONCURS A/C IS OK FOR FLT.