Service difficulty report · Diode · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
226
Aircraft time
32,404 hours, 36,662 cycles
Part
Diode
Condition
Failed
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUR RED FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 4 WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. ALSO, FORWARD AND AFT LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND A BURNT WIRE ON A POST CONNECTOR FOR POSITION 500 POWER SUPPLY WAS FOUND. POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED AT POSITION 500. ALSO FOUND WAS A BAD DIODE FOR THE RED FLOOR LIGHTS. DIODE WAS REPLACED. ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES WERE REPLACED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.