Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 20, 2016
Submitted
May 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49978
Aircraft time
67,713 hours, 50,725 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Burned
Location
Landing Light
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE AFTER DETECTING AN ACRID, BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. NO VISIBLE SMOKE IN COCKPIT, BUT ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT WING LANDING LIGHT SWITCH S1-5 BURNED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. THE SWITCH WAS R & R IAW AMM. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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