Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 6, 2013
Submitted
January 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
28,094 hours, 30,519 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Unsecure
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 INSPECTION, CREW NOTICED A SECTION OF THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MX DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LIGHT STRIP. ALL OPS CHECKS PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.