Service difficulty report · Bulb · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 14, 2015
Submitted
October 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55020
Aircraft time
42,284 hours, 29,128 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Light
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT, AROUND 12,000 FT INTO DESTINATION, A SMOKE ODOR WAS NOTED AROUND SEAT ROWS 13-14. THE COCKPIT CREW DECARED AN EMERGENCY AND FOLLOWED THE SMOKE/FUMES CHECKLIST. THE ODOR CLEARED AND THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS ISOLATED TO A POPPED HALOGEN READING LIGHT BULB AT SEAT 14C. THE READING LIGHT WAS DEFERRED IAW NEF 33-23-01 AND REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED.

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