What was found
NOTICED BRIEFCASE AND YOKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND FOUND C/B W-29 POPPED WITH SMOKE OBSERVED AS LIGHT WENT OUT. MAINTENANCE FOUND F/O'S YOKE LIGHT TERMINAL POST SHORTING TO GROUND AND ADJUSTED YOKE LIGHT ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N701ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49760
- System (JASC)
- 3310 · Flight Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Yoke Light
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.