Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 30, 2011
Submitted
October 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231US
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48114
Aircraft time
62,202 hours, 65,306 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Emergency Light
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

PASSENGER CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOR ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE WHILE PERFORMING A SERVICE CHECK. MX FOUND A SHORT IN THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOD LIGHT. A WIRE HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE LIGHT SOCKET AND GROUNDED. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-21-27.

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