SDR SIMA973104

Service difficulty report · Reading Light · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
November 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322AC
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
320
Part
Reading Light
Part number
8ES00558800
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 4280 - ON APPROACH FOR LANDING IN SBN, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED SMOKE IN THE AREA OF THE READING LIGHTS AT SEATS 1DC. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SELECTED BOTH READING LIGHTS OFF AND SMOKE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. MX INSPECTED AND NOTED THE READING LIGHT TRANSFORMER AT SEATS 11DC WAS BURNED. READING LIGHTS WERE DEFERRED FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO ORD, PER MEL 25-19. FOLLOWING ARRIVAL IN ORD, MX REPLACED THE READING LIGHT POWER MODULE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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