Service difficulty report · Socket · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
January 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
274
Aircraft time
35,307 hours, 40,931 cycles
Part
Socket
Part number
BV033001248
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Part time
35,307 hours, 40,931 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE ROW 8DF OVERHEAD LIGHTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BURNT SOCKET RECEPTACLE. A HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND BULB REMOVED FROM THE AFFECTED LIGHT FIXTURE. THE SYSTEM C/B WAS COLLARED TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM IAW SPECIAL PROCEDURES AND PLACED ON THE MEL LIST FOR THIS ACFT. WHEN THE ACFT REACHED AN RON BASE, MX REPLACED THE LIGHT SOCKET AND ASSOCIATED BALLAST AND INSTALLED A NEW BULB. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE MEL LIST.