What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT THE TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHT RETURNEDTO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2011
- Submitted
- December 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49885
- Aircraft time
- 58,071 hours, 43,743 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3500 · Oxygen System
- Part
- Battery Pack
- Condition
- Discharged
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.