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Captain reported several rows of cabin lighting would not turn off. The reset procedure caused the crew rest area lighting to cycle on/off; impinging far 117 rest requirements. This was reported as a chronic occurrence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1270587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 198 Flight Crew Total 12220 Flight Crew Type 5284 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The cabin reading lights at row 9 and 10 as well as the first 3 rows of coach would not turn off. [Maintenance control] was consulted and several resets by the purser were tried; nothing worked. I was told again by [maintenance control] that it was a known and constant problem; I've written this up before. In the process of the resets; it caused the pilots bunk reading lights to cycle on and off; disturbing the resting pilots crew rest. That makes that rest area not a class 1 facility; and a violation of far 117 rules. This must get fixed in a timely fashion or crews might not take aircraft with this known problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported several rows of cabin lighting would not turn off. The reset procedure caused the crew rest area lighting to cycle on/off; impinging FAR 117 rest requirements. This was reported as a chronic occurrence.
Narrative: The cabin reading lights at row 9 and 10 as well as the first 3 rows of coach would not turn off. [Maintenance Control] was consulted and several resets by the purser were tried; nothing worked. I was told again by [Maintenance Control] that it was a known and constant problem; I've written this up before. In the process of the resets; it caused the pilots bunk reading lights to cycle on and off; disturbing the resting pilots crew rest. That makes that rest area not a class 1 facility; and a violation of FAR 117 rules. This must get fixed in a timely fashion or crews might not take aircraft with this known problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.