Service difficulty report · Annunciator · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
February 22, 2003
Submitted
February 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22253
Part
Annunciator
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING CVG IN HEAVY RAIN, ESSENTIAL POWER WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO PARTIALLY ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY ALL 3 REVERSER LIGHTS, THEN GEAR LIGHTS. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF ACTUAL PROBLEMS THOUGH. CYCLED WARNING LIGHTS TEST SWITCH TO BRIGHT AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEN CYCLED TEST SWITCH BACK TO DIM AND ALL LIGHTS CONNECTED WITH THAT TEST SWITCH ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. UNABLE TO GET LIGHTS TO GO OUT AFTER. CONFIRMED NR 2 THRUST REVERSER ANNUNCIATOR INTERNALLY SHORTED. REPLACED SAME. ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL ANNUNCIATORS CHECK GOOD IAW B727 M/M 33-10-41. ANNUNCIATOR REPLACEMENT DONE IAW B727 M/M 33-10-51.