What was found
OVERHEAD LIGHT ABOVE 14ABC STARTED SMOKING. FOUND SOCKET AT UPPER SIDE WALL LIGHT 14C SHORTED. SIDE WALL LAMP SOCKET MFG P/N BV03112N36 NIS. DEACTIVATED LIGHTS (PULLED C/B) DEFERED PER MEL 33-00-02.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2009
- Submitted
- May 8, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49958
- Aircraft time
- 42,523 hours, 31,016 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Socket
- Part number
- BV03112N36
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cabin Lights
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.