What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE UPPER EMERGENCY ESCAPE EXIT SIGNS AT 25A AND 25E WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A WIRE LOOSE AT THE GROUNDING STUD. THE WIRE WAS SECURED AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2012
- Submitted
- August 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53268
- Aircraft time
- 56,480 hours, 41,693 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Emergency Light
- 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.