Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 29, 2014
Submitted
January 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49878
Aircraft time
63,597 hours, 47,714 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Condition
Weak
Location
Emergency Lights
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, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT BOTH FORWARD OVERWING EXITS WERE TOO DIM TO PROVIDE ESCAPE GUIDANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES, POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

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