Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
September 11, 2016
Submitted
October 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29700
Aircraft time
64,571 hours, 13,469 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Stuck
Location
Light
Stage of operation
CL
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

ATB DUE TO ELECTRICAL ARCING AND ELECTRICAL SMELL IN OVERHEAD PANEL. CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT TURN OFF LIGHT SWITCH IN THE OVERHEAD PANEL ARCHING, AND TRIED TO TURN IT OFF, BUT IT WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. FOLLOWED THE QRH FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. DID NOT DON THE OXYGEN MASKS. FOUND RT RUNWAY TURNOFF LIGHT SWITCH STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND ARCING WHEN YOU TRIED TO MOVE IT. PULLED C/B AND REPLACED TAXI TURNOFF LIGHT SWITCH PANEL PER B767-400 AMM 33-42. CLOSED C/B AND OPS CK OF ALL LIGHTS GOOD. INSPECTED SURROUNDING AREA WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. CH 33-41 NBR 99 ON RI