Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 11, 2012
Submitted
December 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49976
Aircraft time
59,765 hours, 44,799 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, MX FOUND THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING AT ROWS 27-31 WERE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND A WIRE SHORTED AND REPOSITIONED IT ALONG WITH REPLACING THE BATTERIES. THE SYS RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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