Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 29, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24393
Aircraft time
45,197 hours, 22,297 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
233N321422
Part serial
000015
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE OBSERVED DURING FINAL APPROACH, AFTER NOSE GEAR LANDING LIGHT, TAXI LIGHT AND TURNOFF LIGHT WERE ILLUM. SMOKE OBSERVED AT LWR PORTION OF O/H PNL JUST BELOW LIGHT SWITCH. FOUND WIRE CONNECTORS AT TURNOFF LIGHT SWITCHES S1 AND S2 OVERHEATED. CHECKED AND REPLACED RUNWAY TURNOFF LIGHT BULBS. INSPECTED WIRING AT NOSE GEAR ALL NORMAL. REPLACED LIGHT CONTROL PNL. OPERATED LIGHT FOR 30 MINS, ALL NORMAL.