Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 24, 2015
Submitted
February 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49981
Aircraft time
65,671 hours, 48,655 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 FLOOR MOUNTED EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR ROWS 1-12 AND THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT DOORS L1 & R1 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT ROW 11E WAS SHORTING TO GROUND. WIRE WAS REPAIRED WITH A SPLICE AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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