Service difficulty report · Guard · Boeing 777FS2

Difficulty date
August 4, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N863FD
Make and model
Boeing 777FS2
Aircraft serial
37734
Aircraft time
139 hours, 2,182 cycles
Part
Guard
Condition
Broken
Location
Light Switch
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY LIGHTS SAFETY GUARD IS BROKEN. FOUND GUARD FOR EMER LIGHTS, SWITCH WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP, GUARDED POSITION. DOES NOT HAMPER WITH NORMAL OPERATIONS OF EMER LIGHTS SWITCH. NOTIFIED MOCC, REQUESTED EA & EA AWAITED. OVERHEAD EMER LIGHT SWITCH GUARD SPRING ACTION IS INOPERATIVE. GUARD TEMPORARILY SECURED WITH TAPE IAW EA G-3350-T0319265 UNTIL GUARD CAN BE REPLACED. FLIGHT CREWS MAY REMOVE TAPE FOR SWITCH POSITION VERIFICATION. COMPLIED WITH PART 1 OF EA G-3350-T0319265.

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