Service difficulty report · Light · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 22, 2000
Submitted
September 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9617R
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53564
Aircraft time
9,779 hours, 4,600 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
0200956005
Condition
Arced
Location
Row 27
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

THE OVERHEAD LIGHT CABIN ROW 27 RT SIDE WAS ARCING AND HAD AN ODOR. CREW REMOVED THE BULB. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE CONNECTOR FROM THE LIGHT BALLAST AND DEFERRED CORRECTIONS PER MEL. NO CHECK-C. *S/D* FOUND LAMPHOLDERS HAD BURNED CONTACTS CAUSED BY LAMP NOT PROPERLY SEATED IN LAMPHOLDERS. REPLACED THE LAMPHOLDERS.

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