Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
July 25, 2009
Submitted
July 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47769
Aircraft time
72,008 hours, 69,896 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
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 LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND REPAIRED A BROKEN GROUND WIRE. THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

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