Service difficulty report · Light · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 3, 2025
Submitted
January 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717JL
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55042
Aircraft time
57,301 hours, 39,919 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Arced
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LIGHT PRODUCES AN ELECTRICAL ARC WHEN THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TOUCHES THE SCREW NEXT TO THE LIGHT ATTACHMENT SOCKET. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE F/O LIGHT ASSEMBLY PER B717 AMM 33-16. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY ARCHING. (LP #6555658)

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