Service difficulty report · Light · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 20, 2006
Submitted
February 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
263
Aircraft time
36,694 hours, 40,591 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
BR63031023
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Part time
36,694 hours, 40,591 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED STATIC AT THE GATE, NO PAX ON BOARD. CREW RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE ROW 1 AREA. THE OVERHEAD LIGHT DID HAVE SOME SMOKE COMING FROM IT THEN A VISABLE FIRE BROKE OUT AS WELL FROM THE OVERHEAD LIGHT SOCKET. CAPTIAN INDICATED IT SELF EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. PERFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION & REMOVED BULB FROM OVERHEAD LIGHT AT ROW 1 D&F. PULLED AND COLLARED RT MAIN BUSS CB'S R2, S2 & S1. IAW SPECIAL PROCEDURES 3.1. ITEM CURRENTLY MEL'D.