Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
January 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
47,031 hours, 38,724 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHEN ATTENDANT CALL RESET WAS PUSHED IN, LIGHT FIZZLED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND SWITCH. REPLACED ATTENDANT CALL RESET SWITCH. SYSTEM NOW CHECKS NORMALLY.

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