Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
September 19, 2015
Submitted
September 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18101
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145590
Aircraft time
35,407 hours, 20,486 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Light
Stage of operation
CR
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

ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR NEAR EXIT ROWS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE SIDEWALL LIGHT AT 18C INOPERATIVE AND THE WIRE HARNESS BURNED. DEACTIVATED BALLAST AND DEFERRED THE SIDEWALL LIGHT. REPLACED 18C SIDEWALL WIRE HARNESS, OPS CHECK GOOD, CLEARED THE MEL.

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