Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
September 5, 2012
Submitted
September 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
76,140 hours, 73,280 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Lights
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

ON SERVICE CHECK, FOUND SEAT ROWS 1-4 EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES DEAD. REPLACED BATTERIES WITH SPARE ONE. LIGHTS WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER TEST. FOUND GROUND WIRE PINCHED BETWEEN ROW 1 AND ROW 2. REPAIRED WIRE AND LIGHTS NOW TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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