Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
November 14, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
24371
Aircraft time
51,834 hours, 22,015 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Arced
Location
Exterior Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 AT INITIAL POWER UP ON TAXI OUT. THEN ON TAKE OFF ROLL. ODOR GOES AWAY IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS. TURNED ON ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS. DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. TURNED OFF LIGHTS WOULD DIMINISH THE ODOR. PULLED DOWN LIGHT OVERRIDE PANEL, AND NOTICE LIGHT SWITCH ARCING. R & R LIGHT OVERIDE CONTROL PANEL ASSY IAW AMM 20-60-00, GROUND OPS CHECKED ALL LIGHTS ON CONTROL PANEL. ALL CHECKED GOOD, NO FUTHER ODOR NOTICED, ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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