Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7572G5

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572G5
Aircraft serial
24497
Aircraft time
54,986 hours, 19,637 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Light Panel
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING RUBBER ODOR HAPPENED AFTER LANDING. ODOR WAS STILL THERE AFTER SHUTDOWN. DURING WALKAROUND NOTICED RT TAXI LIGHT ON, WENT UP TO THE COCKPIT AND NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. CYCLED SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LIGHT WENT OUT. REMOVED TAXI LIGHT SWITCH PANEL AND FOUND WIRES ATTATCHED TO RT RUNWAY TURNOFF SWITCH BURNED. ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WIRES NEXT TO SWITCH HAD MELTED. THESE WIRES GO TO THE LT OVERRIDE SWITCH. R & R LIGHT CORTROL PANEL IAW STANDARD MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. LIGHTS OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW 33-42-00-5. GLARESHIELD AND AILE STAND LIGHTS OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 33-14-00-0. ACFT OK FOR SERVCIE.

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