What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, AN EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT ROW 8 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN WIRE. MAINTENANCE SPLICED THE WIRE USING AN ENVIROMENTAL BUTT SPLICE. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2003
- Submitted
- September 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 160
- Aircraft time
- 32,219 hours, 36,092 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- System (JASC)
- 3397 · Light System Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Emergency Light
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.