Service difficulty report · Holder · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 6, 2018
Submitted
September 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
777
Aircraft time
30,427 hours, 16,577 cycles
Part
Holder
Part number
106201
Part serial
000
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO KLCK, NOTICED SMOKING COMING FROM CAPTAINS YOKE LIGHT WITH LIGHT ON. TURNED LIGHT OFF SMOKE STOPPED. FOUND PLASTIC TIP OF RT SIDE CHART HOLDER EXTENSION CABLE HAD AT SOME POINT BEEN STUCK INTO CHART HOLDER LIGHT BULB MELTING ONTO THE BULB. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB WITH MELTED PLASTIC AND CHART HOLDER LIGHT NO LONGER SMOKES. OP'S CK GOOD IAW AMM 33-12-42-04.

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