Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 8, 2010
Submitted
April 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49546
Aircraft time
59,170 hours, 46,483 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MX FOUND THE SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 27-36 TO BE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND THE WIRING AT 36D TO BE SHORTED AND DAMAGED. SEVERAL FUSES ON THE BATTERY PACKS WERE BLOWN. THE WIRING WAS STOWED. THE SYS CHECKED NORMALLY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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