Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48102
Aircraft time
72,042 hours, 66,679 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Connector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Emergency Light
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

DURING INDUCTION INTO THE HANGAR, MX FOUND THEY HAD NO CONTROL OF THE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AS THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITH SWITCH. MX DISCONNECTED AND THEN RECONNECTED THE CONNECTOR PLUG AT THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

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