Service difficulty report · Light · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 10, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
25,438 hours, 28,007 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PIT-ERI FLIGHT 3989 CREW REPORTED A SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN, SMOKE WAS SEEN AT SEAT 1AC PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT. SMOKE EXTINGUISHED WHEN LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL CABIN LIGHTING. PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO LIGHT AT SEAT 2AC. FLUORESCENT TUBE WAS REMOVED. POWER WAS REAPPLIED, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MEL 33-02 WAS ISSUED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON 12 APRIL 2003 A NEW FLUORESCENT TUBE WAS INSTALLED AT SEAT 2AC. NO SMOKE OR OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AFTER TESTING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.