Service difficulty report · Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 2, 2016
Submitted
February 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4363
Aircraft time
11,787 hours, 12,389 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
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

INBOUND AT 16000 FT FA REPORTED A VERY LOCALIZED ELECTICAL ODOR IN VICINITY ROW 16DE. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ANYWHERE ELSE IN ACFT. ODOR LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 MIN AND DID NOT REPEAT. OPENED ROW 14 AND 15DE PSU PANEL DISCONNECTED READING LIGHT AT ROWS 14+15D INSTALLED NEW READING LIGHT 14D AND 15D. REINSTALLED ROW 14 AND 15 D/E PSU PANELS OPS TEST GOOD OF READING LIGHTS ROW 14+15 D/E 25-28-00-010-801 AND 25-28-00-410-801. PERFORMED GVI OF AREA WHILE PSU PANELS WERE DOWN NO DEFECTS FOUND. C/W AIR CONTAMINATION CHECK LIST FORM M-744ALSO OPENED ROW 16D/E PSU PANEL FOUND NO DEFECTS CLSOE DPUSH PANEL 16 D/E.