Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 29, 2011
Submitted
December 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
65,548 hours, 50,895 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Catwalk
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 MIDDLE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHT FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR AND RE-PINNED IT. THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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