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A lead mechanic reports flight attendants noticed the overwing exit eel pathway lights were a green color; not orange after the ground power unit dropped electrical power from the B757. The floor track lighting was missing the orange lenses; no-go items; at the overwing exits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883931 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Floor Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Lead Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Lead Technician 15 Maintenance Technician 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft was sitting at gate prior to departure with crew and passengers onboard. The ground power unit (gpu) dropped electrical power to the aircraft busses. With the emergency exit lights 'armed'; this turned on all the emergency exit lights. The cabin crew noticed that the overwing exit eel pathway lights were a green color; not orange. The floor track lighting was missing the orange lenses at the overwing exits used to identify those exits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Lead Mechanic reports flight attendants noticed the overwing exit EEL pathway lights were a green color; not orange after the ground power unit dropped electrical power from the B757. The floor track lighting was missing the orange lenses; no-go items; at the overwing exits.
Narrative: Aircraft was sitting at gate prior to departure with crew and passengers onboard. The ground power unit (GPU) dropped electrical power to the aircraft busses. With the emergency exit lights 'Armed'; this turned on all the emergency exit lights. The Cabin Crew noticed that the overwing exit EEL pathway lights were a green color; not orange. The floor track lighting was missing the orange lenses at the overwing exits used to identify those exits.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.