What was found
UPPER ROTATING BEACON CAME OUT OF ITS RETAINER AND FELL AND ROLLED BETWEEN CEILING PANEL AND OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT IN CABIN CAUSING A PASSENGERS BAG TO BE SCORCHED. NO OTHER DAMAGE. REINSTALLED BEACON, ALL CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N513DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21315
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Beacon
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Fuselage
- Component
- G9325A1
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.