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A319 captain reported cockpit dome light failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1669213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 14000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Night; cruise; smooth; flight deck lighting (dome lights) on - bright. Dry bright white light flash; and loud pop. Captain's dome light burst - debris contained within dome light panel. No odor; fumes; smoke. We checked for all of the aforementioned items; as well as for circuit breakers condition. Evidently; the captain's dim dome lightbulb burst. After evaluation; and turning off dome lights completely (remove power to the dome lights); we continued to destination without further issue.having flown the airbus for almost 20 years; I have only experienced this twice… both in the last 3 months. Coincidence? Or perhaps a shipment of bad bulbs? We wrote up the defect; and sent a note to maintenance. I write this report so as to document the peculiarity of this circumstance; and that; if necessary; a review of this event could lead to further understanding. Debriefed with first officer and with contract maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported cockpit dome light failure.
Narrative: Night; cruise; smooth; flight deck lighting (dome lights) on - bright. Dry bright white light flash; and loud pop. Captain's dome light burst - debris contained within dome light panel. No odor; fumes; smoke. We checked for all of the aforementioned items; as well as for circuit breakers condition. Evidently; the Captain's dim dome lightbulb burst. After evaluation; and turning off dome lights completely (remove power to the dome lights); we continued to destination without further issue.Having flown the Airbus for almost 20 years; I have only experienced this twice… both in the last 3 months. Coincidence? Or perhaps a shipment of bad bulbs? We wrote up the defect; and sent a note to Maintenance. I write this report so as to document the peculiarity of this circumstance; and that; if necessary; a review of this event could lead to further understanding. Debriefed with First Officer and with contract Maintenance.
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.