Service difficulty report · Light · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 24, 2019
Submitted
March 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53242
Aircraft time
72,563 hours, 53,800 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
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

FA IN FWD GALLEY CALLED ON SHORT FINAL THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL THAT SHE NOTICED. ALSO, A PASSENGER IN ROW 3 GOT OUT OF HER SEAT TO ASK THE FA ABOUT THE SMELL THAT SMELLED BURNING. WE LANDED MOMENTS LATER AND THE FUMES WERE GONE. FA STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THE FUMES FOR 4-5 MINUTES TOTAL. OVENS WERE EMPTY AND OFF. C/W ODI INSPECTION PROCEDURE CARD 2120-2367. PILOT REPORTS APU NOT IN USE. FOUND LIGHT ASSY ABOVE PASSENGERS HEAD BURT OUT. NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND. R/R SIDEWALL LIGHT ASSY ABOVE 3A PER AMM 33-21, OPS CKS GOOD. ODI PROCEEDURES COMPLIED WITH. (LP3759706)

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