Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 5, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25986
Aircraft time
86,292 hours, 12,714 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Light
Condition
Odor
Location
Reading
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

IN FLIGHT, THE READING LIGHTS IN COACH CABIN AB STARTED FLICKERING AND A BURNING ODOR FOLLOWED. THE ROTARY SWITCH ON F/A PANEL DID NOT KILL THE POWER. MX UNLATCHED PASS SERVE POWER SWITCH ON THE L1 DOOR OF THE F/A PANEL WHICH KILLED THE POWER TO THE AFFECTED LIGHT AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. MX THEN RAN CABIN LIGHTS FOR 2 HOURS AFTER RESETTING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. SYS OPS IS NORMAL.