What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT 12DE TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PUSHED BACK PIN AT THE CONNECTOR. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE PIN. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2010
- Submitted
- April 22, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 51,109 hours, 37,991 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Connector
- 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.