Service difficulty report · Guard · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
April 30, 2010
Submitted
April 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23905
Part
Guard
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN CLOSING EMERGENCY LIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH TO ARM EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO GET SWITCH COVER CAUSES THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH TO GO OFF. NOT THE ARMED POSITION. ALSO CAUSING EMERGENCY LIGHTS EICAS MESSAGE TO APPEAR, WE LEFT TOGGLE SWITCH COVER OPEN. SWITCH GUARD ACTIVATION CLIP WAS NOT ENGAGED TO SWITCH RE-ENGAGED CLIP AND SWITCH OPERATES NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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