Service difficulty report · Dimmer · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2019
Submitted
October 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
47836
Aircraft time
102,295 hours, 31,475 cycles
Part
Dimmer
Part number
2632EDC
Part serial
2809
Condition
Failed
Location
Control Panel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB ABOVE 18,000 FT, OVERHEAD PANEL WENT COMPLETELY DARK. NO INDICATION LIGHTS OF ANY KIND EXCEPT ENGINE IGNITION WERE ILLUMINATED. ON PREFLIGHT THE NR 4 & 5 DISPLAY UNITS BLANKED OUT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS & THE HYD PANEL SAID SELECT MANUAL. THOSE ISSUES WENT AWAY AND THE PREFLIGHT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. NOTED O/H PANEL LIGHTING NORMAL ON ARRIVAL TO THE ACFT. MM 33-11-03-2. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DIMMER, CYCLED POWER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GROUND POWER AND APU POWER WITH ALL INDIATIONS NORMAL, RHEOSTAT DIMMED AND BRIGHTENED ALL BACK LIGHTING ON OVERHEAD PANEL, OPS TEST NORMAL IAW 33-11-03-2. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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