Service difficulty report · Jam-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 28, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53242
Aircraft time
34,638 hours, 27,180 cycles
Part
Jam-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHEN NOSE LIGHTS SWITCH TURNED OFF AFTER T/O, SPARKS FLEW FROM SWITCH UNIT. C/BS STAYED IN, BUT WERE PULLED BY CREW. FOUND JAM NUT LOOSE ON NOSE LIGHTS SWITCH CAUSING TERMINAL TO CONTACT METAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE. SECURED JAM NUT. CYCLED SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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