Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 13, 2013
Submitted
May 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49713
Aircraft time
64,494 hours, 49,020 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Misinstalled
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 OVERHEAD EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND A WIRE INSTALLED ON AN INCORRECT TERMINAL AT THE BATTERY PACK. THE BATTERIES AND THE BATTERY PACK WERE REPLACED AND THE WIRES INSTALLED IAW THE WDM. THE LIGHTS HAVE RETURNED TO AN OPS CONDITION.

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