What was found
AIR TURNBACK / DECLARED EMERGENCY - SMOKE IN CABIN LIGHT OVER ROW 14D SHORTED OUT. RETURNED TO SEA. SMELL WAS ELECTRICAL, BLACK RESIDUE AT LIGHT BULB CONNECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2010
- Submitted
- February 11, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 23401
- Aircraft time
- 75,528 hours, 56,218 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Light
- Part number
- F40SP41
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.