Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 29, 2014
Submitted
May 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53346
Aircraft time
59,216 hours, 42,484 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
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, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR THE EQUIPMENT BAY IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES BROKEN AT THE TERMINAL. THEY RETERMINATED THE WIRE AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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