Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
August 28, 2018
Submitted
August 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53460
Aircraft time
45,952 hours, 28,857 cycles
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.

What was found

EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRES L1594J18 AND L1598B18 SHORTING TO GROUND WITH EACH OTHER AT PRESSURE SEAL. REPAIRED THE WIRING IAW WDM 33-51-13 691460. FOUND WIRE AT L2-664 CHAFED AT THE LIGHT ASSY L1594H18. REPAIRED THE TERMINAL END AND NO SHORTS FOUND. 28V GOOD AT TERMINAL 2 OF S3-329. INSTALLED A NEW POWER SUPPLY ASSY B5-125 AND NO POWER AT S3-329 TERMINAL 2 AGAIN. FOUND SHORT AT PRESSURE SEAL OF LIGHT ASSY B5-125. REMOVED BAD SECTION OF WIRE L1594H18 AND INSTALLED NEW LIGHT ASSY AND NEW POWER SUPPLY B5-125. OVER WING EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOW OP NORMAL.

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