Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 5, 2012
Submitted
January 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
57,665 hours, 43,566 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
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 IN ROWS 1-12 AND ROWS 31-38 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE SHORTED AT THE EXIT IDENTIFIER BY DOOR L1 AND APPLIED THE PROPER REPAIR.

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