Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 20, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48121
Aircraft time
63,005 hours, 58,988 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TRIPPED DURING A LINE CHECK AND IT WOULD NOT RESET. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TERMINALS ENDS ON THE WIRES TO SWITCH S1-387 OF THE FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL PANEL WERE NOT SECURED. THE SWITCH AND THE TERMINAL ENDS WERE ALL REPLACED AS WAS THE POWER SUPPLY AT 1L AFTER IT WAS FOUND SHORTED. SYSTEM FUNCTIONALLY CHECKS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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