Service difficulty report · Socket · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 29, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145391
Aircraft time
24,935 hours, 20,835 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
24,163 hours, 19,695 cycles
Part
Socket
Part number
7287501541
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

CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ROW 4 DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ITS INTENDED DESTINATION, KPHL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LIGHT SOCKETS AT ROW 4, SEATS D AND F TO HAVE BURN MARKS. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED THE SIDEWALL LIGHT AT ROW 4DF AND DEFERRED THE LIGHT. CMH MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRAL DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE BY CHANGING THE LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT ROW 4. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LIGHT WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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