Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 5, 2013
Submitted
January 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
520
Aircraft time
27,907 hours, 37,605 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PRE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 3 WAS NOT ILLUMINATING AS REQUIRED. MX DISCOVERED THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LIGHT WAS UNPLUGGED. RECONNECTED AND PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK THAT PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.