Service difficulty report · Contact · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
August 16, 2024
Submitted
August 17, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55079
Aircraft time
57,400 hours, 42,061 cycles
Part
Contact
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
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

SHIP 9574 -SMKE- AFTER LIGHT TEST, WE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT APU BUS LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. WE TRIED RESETTING THE LIGHT BUT THE BULB AND SOCKET BRIEFLY EMITS SMOKE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE KORRY SWITCH BRACKET FOR THE APU LIGHT MADE CONTACT AND BURNT UP THE CONTACT POINT. THE RIGHT APU BUS LIGHT KORRY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IAW B717 AMM 33-13 AND B717 IPC 24-21-14-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE. (LP #5146176)

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