Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
July 27, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
429
Aircraft time
34,545 hours, 31,632 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
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

THE CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BY THE PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WAS OUT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RELAMPED, BUT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT THE LIGHT ASSY. REPAIRED THE WIRE IAW SPM 20-40-00. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.