SDR VJ960003R1

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933VV
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47489
Part
Wire
Part number
L338D14
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Flood Light
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCO-ATL - FLT 116 - A/C RETURNED TO MCO ON CLIMB-OUT, AS PRECAUTION DUE TO BURNING ODOR IN CABIN, REPORTED BY PAX. A F/A REPORTED TO MX REP THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS SEEN DURING LANDING. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATED LEFT GROUND POWER WIRE AT FLOOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS SHORTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, INSPECTED AND EVALUATED DAMAGE TO FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT RELAY AND TRANSFORMER PANEL. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, REPLACED VARIOUS RELAYS (R2-10, R2-11, R2-69, R1-134, R2-135, R2-136, R2-155, AND TRANSFORMERS (T1-39, T1-7, T1-8, T1-9, T1-10, IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGED WIRE AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE IAW DC9 MM. (M)

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