What was found
UPON ACTIVATION OF NOSE LANDING LIGHT, ON FINAL APPROACH, GOT SPARK BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. FOUND 2 WIRE TERMINALS CONTACTING EACH OTHER ON NOSE LANDING LIGHT SWITCH. REPOSITIONED TERMINALS PER SWPM 20-20. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2019
- Submitted
- September 27, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 70,462 hours, 51,275 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Terminal
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Nlg Light
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.