Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
October 9, 2020
Submitted
October 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32985
Aircraft time
62,202 hours, 20,276 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Emergency Test
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

THE AFT LIGHT EMERGENCY TEST SWITCH WAS DISCOVERED TO BE INOPERATIVE. THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SYSTEM AND COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE EVACUATION ROUTE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SWITCH CAUSING A FLICKERING OF THE LIGHTS AND APPLIED SECTION 1 OF ER/A 588159-14. IAW B757-300 WDM 33-51-11 THE AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.