Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 27, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
62,452 hours, 47,093 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
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.

What was found

DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE FORWARD EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHT IN THE AFT STAIRWAY IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS NOT INSTALLED AND 2 AFT LIGHTS WERE NOT CONNECTED AND THEREFORE, INOPERATIVE. MX INSTALLED A NEW LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN THE AFT STAIRWELL AND ALSO CONNECTED 2 SIDEWALL EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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