Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 8, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231US
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48114
Aircraft time
61,828 hours, 64,926 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Lights
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

CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING PERFORMANCE OF AN A-CHECK. MX REPLACED BATTERY PACKS WITH SERVICEABLE. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY PACKS, MX FOUND LAST ROW OF EMERGENCY LIGHT REMAINED INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND A PINCHED & FRAYED WIRE UNDER CARPET MOLDING. REPAIRED WIRE AND ALL SYS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53-0.

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