Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 26, 2017
Submitted
November 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55010
Aircraft time
48,923 hours, 33,585 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Fod
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

THE CAPTAIN REPORTED A FIRE IN THE CABIN AT THE L1 DOOR AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GATE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT USED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON A BURNING NAPKIN IN THE OVERHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE. THE NAPKIN REMAINS WERE REMOVED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB AS A PRECAUTION, INSTALLED A MISSING LENS, AND REPLACED THE EXTINGUISHER. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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