Service difficulty report · Fixture · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49721
Aircraft time
59,214 hours, 45,116 cycles
Part
Fixture
Condition
Melted
Location
Galley Light
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

A STRONG ODOR WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY STORAGE AREA. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. MX FOUND A FWD GALLEY STORAGE LIGHT FIXTURE SOCKET MELTED AND CHARRED. THE FIXTURE WAS REMOVED, WIRES WERE STOWED, AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS DEACTIVATED. DEFERRED AND PLACARD.

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