Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 10, 2019
Submitted
January 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
69,373 hours, 50,898 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Defective
Location
Light Terminal
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME FROM WING LANDING LIGHT SWITCH DURING EXTENSION. R/R LT AND RT LANDING LIGHT SWITCHES PER MD88 AMM 33-41. DURING REPLACEMENT THOROUGHLY INSP WIRES AND TERM IN ADJACENT AREAS FOR BURN MARKS AND DEGRADATION. NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE. AFTER REPLACEMENT, PROBLEM STILL REMAINED. AFTER REMOVING LT SWITCH FOUND BURN MARKS ON B1 TERM OF LIGHT SWITCH. SWITCH TERM MAKING CONTACT WITH TRIM NUT. REPLACED TRIM NUT AND SCREW WITH APPROPRIATE SIZED HARDWARE. SWITCH NO LONGER MAKING CONTACT. ALL SWITCHES CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SVC. (LP4893064)

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