Service difficulty report · Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 1, 2014
Submitted
September 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
13,523 hours, 14,615 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
30180B23D1683
Condition
Odor
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT F/A REPORTED FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE IN AFT GALLEY. RAMP INSPECTED AFT CARGO AREA AND REPORTED A SIMILAR ODOR. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE. FOLLOWED MCN 62172-01, ISSUE NR 2 TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON ODORS IN ACFT. PERFORMED GVI ON AFT CARGO BAY. FOUND FWD LIGHT FIXTURE TO HAVE SULFER ODOR. R & R FWD LIGHT ASSY IAW AMM TASK 33-31-01-000-801, 33-31-01-400-801, MCN 63374-01 AND 63375-01. LT SEEMED UNSUALLY HOT, REPLACED MAPCO AS PRECAUTION, REPLACED RING TERMINAL ON TERMINAL "A" OF LIGHT ASSY. RETURNED TO SERVICE.