What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY SIGNS FROM SEAT ROW 31 TO THE AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. WIRES FOR LIGHT FIXTURE L2-845 WERE FOUND SHORTING TO A CLAMP. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHTS CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2016
- Submitted
- April 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49979
- Aircraft time
- 67,881 hours, 50,442 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Emergency Lights
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.