Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 18, 2003
Submitted
September 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
25,991 hours, 28,195 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
6038443
Part serial
1202
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Position 500
Part time
31,784 hours, 36,056 cycles
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.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR SEAT 1F WAS BURNT OUT FOR BOTH THE SIDE WALL AND AT THE FLOOR LEVEL LIGHTING. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL BULBS WERE BURNT OUT AND THAT THE POSITION 500 POWER SUPPLY WAS AT FAULT. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT FORWARD RIGHT HAND POWER SUPPLY AND 5 BULBS WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.