Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49881
Aircraft time
57,604 hours, 43,541 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
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 LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AT ROW 1C IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN, WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR AND WILL RE-PIN IT WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE SYSTEM HAS NOT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AS OF 21NOV11.

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