Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 22, 2018
Submitted
September 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
73,646 hours, 55,166 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Ventral Stairs
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VENTRAL STAIR CEILING PANEL EMERGENCY LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LIGHT HOUSING. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE LIGHT WIRE WAS RESOCKETED IAW SWPM 20-31. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LIGHT WAS GOOD.

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