Service difficulty report · Guard · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
October 3, 2025
Submitted
October 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77295
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34001
Aircraft time
56,830 hours, 20,752 cycles
Part
Guard
Part number
B99851
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION DURING CLIMBOUT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW MINUTES DEBRIEFED CABIN CREW. THEY STATE ALL AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROX 2 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF DURING CLIMB. OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WITH AFT ATTENDANT PANEL AND COCKPIT SWITCHES GOOD. REF SDS 33-51-00-006, EMERGENCY LIGHTS SHOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WH EN MANUALLY COMMANDED AT EITHER COCKPIT SWITCH, AFT PANEL SWITCH , OR WHEN 28V DC BUS DROPS BELOW 12V. NO REPORT OF DC BUS ISSUES IN FLIGHT. AFT PANEL SWITCH RECENTLY CHANGED. SPOKE WITH TOMC B RIAN AND CLE TECH SUPPORT. DUE TO HISTORY OF SAME DEFECT, WE CON CUR THAT AN OPS CHECK IS NOT SATISFACTORY. TOMC AND TECH SUPPORT ALSO RECOMMEND REPLACING P5 OVERHEAD EMER LIGHTS SWITCH. SWITCH S00007 IS PN 15AT48 REF WDM 33-51-11-1. REPLACEMENT SWITCH PLACED IN FLIGHT DECK. REPLACED S7 SWICH IN FLT DECK OVERHEAD P5 PANEL ,REF SWPM 20-83-00,NEEDS SWITCHGUARD TO BE REPLACED REFERENCE LOGPAGE 6497772 FOR RAR OF AFT FAP EMERGENCY LT SWITCH. OPS. CHECKS GOOD. ADJUSTED THE SWITCH GUARD FOR THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LT SWITCH. AFTER ADJUSTMENT, SWITCH GAURD OPERATES GOOD.