Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
431
Aircraft time
30,242 hours, 33,172 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4861, DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT CABIN DOOR INOPERATIVE. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPARED BROKEN WIRE ON CONNECTOR 253VCA IAW STANDARD PRACTICE MM 20-27-17. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.