Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 29, 2008
Submitted
April 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47438
Aircraft time
76,255 hours, 84,544 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Pinched
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

DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR ROWS 18 THROUGH 21 IN COACH SEATS HAD FAILED. AFTER MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EXIT IDENTIFIER POWER PACK FUSE BY THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL HAD BLOWN THEY INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THE POWER SUPPLY WIRE WAS FOUND PINCHED BETWEEN THE SEAT RAIL AND THE SEAT TRACK AT ROW 18. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED, THE FUSE REPLACED, AND OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETE.

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