Service difficulty report · Placard · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 2, 2012
Submitted
August 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Aircraft time
62,081 hours, 48,170 cycles
Part
Placard
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Lt Overwing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT IDENTIFIER ARROW TO BE POINTING THE WRONG WAY. ARROW ACTUALLY INDICATED AWAY FROM EXIT DOOR. PROPER EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER, WITH THE ARROW POINTING CORRECT DIRECTION WAS INSTALLED IN PLACE OF THE INCORRECT SIGN.

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