Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 14, 2011
Submitted
January 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26677
Aircraft time
60,638 hours, 22,534 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Switch
Part number
68AT341
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit
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

ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP FROM MID CABIN AND AFT. SAMC TEXT: WHEN LOCAL AMT ARRIVED AT AIRCRAFT, ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE OFF. TURNED EMERGENCY LIGHT SW ON, AND ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOP FROM OVERWING TO AFT OF CABIN. SUSPECT BATTERY PACKS DEPLETED AND NEED TO BE RECHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ND TO BE TROUBLESHOT AND CORRECTED. SUSPECT S10295 OR S10035. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS CONTROL SWITCH IN FLIGHT DECK WITH DIRTY CONTACTS, LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN ARM POSITION. CLEANED CONTACTS AND CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NOTE: AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND BATTERIES HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM. FLIGHT DECK EEL SWITCH PCN 563-1457 IF REQUIRED.