Service difficulty report · Bulb · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 13, 2010
Submitted
January 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120071
Aircraft time
40,861 hours, 44,556 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Chart Holder
Stage of operation
TX
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT A STRONG BURNING ODOR APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE F/O CHART HOLDER LIGHT. MX REMOVED SOME SEALANT THAT WAS TOUCHING THE BULB OF THE F/O CHART HOLDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BULB IAW EMB-120 33-14-01. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND NO FURTHER SMELL WAS NOTED.

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