Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26678
Aircraft time
59,924 hours, 21,993 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE USING DOME LIGTH SWITCH OR WITH LIGHT OVERHEAD SWITCH ON. DOME LIGHT 3 LIGHTS BLOWS WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON LIGHT SHORTED NEED TO GET BEHIND LIGHT COVER ON SCREW STRIPPED NEED MORE TIME TO FIND SHORT. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THIS DOME LIGHT ASSY ALSO DOES NOT WORK. RELAMPED DOME LIGHT WITH PROPER LAMP. CK GOOD. EMERGENCY LIGHT, FOUND WEAK GROUND AT LIGHT ASSY. RESEATED CONNECTOR D41280P. GRND NOW NORMAL. EMERGENCY LIGHT NOW OPS NORMAL.