"Spark" Open Repair Requests

Detailed Reports

School Description Date
Wilkinson ES FM-200206632 632 4/25/02 Wilkinson ****Urgent**** 2nd Floor/Passageway near Mechanical Room Twp [2] flourescent light fixtures need replacement or repair. In-house staff replaced one flourescent bulb and the fixtures itself sparked. April 25, 2002
Cook J.F. Elementary School FM-200221093 11/15/02 (Cook, J.F.) !!!VERY URGENT!!! Auditorium: Two (2) exit lights out. Balcolny: One (1) exit light out. Lights were broken out with a ball, and were shooting sparks. November 15, 2002
Deal Junior High School FM-200334139 8/1/03 Deal First floor main office Rewire fluorescent fixtures. Insulation on wires brittle snd sparking. Replace incadescent fixture in basement corridor. Safety issue (no lights at bottom of stairs). Asbestos Code A - Clear for repairs on 08/01/03. Horne Engineering - Troy Wilcome (RG 08/05/03) August 1, 2003
Stoddert ES FM-200336909 9/5/03 Stoddert First floor rooms 102 and 104 Hanging lights in both rooms: when turned on sparks shoot out, need electrician to replace lights. Safety Hazard Asbestos Code A - Clear for repairs on 09/08/03. Horne Engineering - Roger Kager (RG 09/09/03) September 5, 2003
Ferebee-Hope Elementary School FM-200338624 10/7/03 (Ferebee-Hope) !!!URGENT!!! Asbestos Assessment Required. Ground Floor/Main Office: Repair or replace four (4) tube light fluorescent light fixtures, sparks, and smoke shooting from lamp holder. Asbestos Code A - Clear for repairs on 10/10/03. Horne Engineering - Troy Wilcome (RG 10/31/03) October 7, 2003
Langdon Elementary School FM-200339232 10/21/03 (Langdon) !!!VERY URGENT!!! 2nd Floor/Boys Bathroom: Sparks coming from light switch when turned on; boys bathroom, and classrooms are on same circuit, there are no lights in classrooms. *** THIS WORK ORDER BELONGS TO THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ******** October 21, 2003
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200341683 12/16/03 Bancroft First floor auditorium (main bldg) Install 120V outlet. sparks flying out of outlet. Asbestos Code A - Clear for repairs on 12/18/03. Horne Engineering - Bjarne Smith (RG 12/22/03) December 16, 2003
Stanton Elementary School FM-200444446 2/25/04 (Stanton) 2nd Floor/Room #207: Sparks coming from electrical outlet across from room #207. February 25, 2004
Shaw JHS FM-200447083 4/23/04 Shaw First floor main office Replace 2 outlets - sparks when you use it. April 23, 2004
Wilkinson ES FM-200447655 5/7/04 (Wilkinson) !!!VERY URGENT!!! 2nd Floor/Learning Center #1: Repair or replace electrical outlet in Ms. Semerly's classroom; sparks are present when in use. May 7, 2004
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200448236 5/20/04 Bancroft EMERGENCY Second floor 123 main bldg. Replace wall receptacle, Your with sparks flying from receptacle. Asbestos Code A - Clear for repairs on 05/21/04. Horne Engineering - Edward Rodriguez (RG 05/24/04) May 20, 2004
Shaw JHS FM-200458639 11/23/04 SHAW Basement-Kitchen CAROSEL Heating Element not working. sparks when turned on. November 23, 2004
Coolidge High School FM-200500553 1/18/05 Coolidge First floor near lobby # 13 &14 breaker switch is bad. When you Put it back on it shuts sparks. January 18, 2005
Marshall Educational Center FM-200501072 2/1/05 Marshall Pool Area Mechanical Room Repair or replace the heaters and on contacts to the air handler unit #9, it will not start, it sparks. February 1, 2005
Watkins Elementary School FM-200507847 7/14/05 (Watkins) "Emergency" Main Office. Repair or Replace light fixtures and bulbs sparks are shooting from fixtures Asbestos Code A - Clear for repairs on 07/14/05. Tidewater - Thomas Johnson (RG 07/19/05) July 14, 2005
Reed LC FM-200510616 8/17/05 REED chiller room Make necessary repairs to # 2 and 3 chill water pump motors. Both motors are arching and sparking, pumps are needed to efficiently cool the interior of the facility - no windows. August 17, 2005
Browne Junior High School FM-200513166 9/26/05 Browne Emergency First Floor-115 A child touched an exposed wire on the wall where the outlet is and got shocked, now the outlets are not working. Note: "called Mr. Hudson" and Mr. Hudson call the school and talked to the principal and the principal had no knowledge of the problem. September 26, 2005
Browne Junior High School FM-200513260 9/29/05 Browne Emergency !! Room - 113 1) Outlet in Room shoots sparks. September 29, 2005
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200514374 10/23/05 (Bancroft) Second floor, Main Building. Furnish & Install light fixtures, sparks are flying from fixtures. October 23, 2005
Ludlow-Taylor ES FM-200515259 11/9/05 Emergency: one of the outlets have sparks shooting from it in rm. 100 (kindergarten room) on the first floor. November 9, 2005
Shaw JHS FM-200515501 11/16/05 Emergency: Repair or replace the breaker switch for the food carousel in the kitchen on the basement floor, it has sparks coming from it. Note: See Mr. Smith November 16, 2005
Browne Junior High School FM-200517368 1/12/06 Emergency: Raised floor outlet is shorting out and shooting sparks; Repair or Remove there is a metal table right beside the outlet in the kitchen on the first floor. January 12, 2006
Stuart-Hobson Middle School FM-200618276 2/3/06 Basement Level-Girls Gym Repair or replace the light switch. When switch is engaged sparks fly. February 3, 2006
Eastern High School FM-200620194 3/22/06 Third floor, Room 324 (Special Ed. Room). "Emergency" Reinstall electrical blower hood fan in "Special Ed. Room". Note: The hood fan fell down and sparks are coming from wiring. March 22, 2006
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200621124 4/10/06 First Floor-121 (Main Bldg.)-Replace light ballast, sparks flying from ballast. April 10, 2006
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200622239 5/5/06 Men's Bathroom Change light socket, sparks are flying from outlet receptacle. May 5, 2006
Ferebee-Hope Elementary School FM-200623020 5/19/06 Check the electrical outlets in the Art Room on the Fourth Floor, sparks are coming from it. May 19, 2006
Brent Elementary School FM-200625078 6/29/06 1st Floor- Principal's Office The lights above the principal's desk, closest to the bathroom wall, was sparking and smoking. June 29, 2006
Brent Elementary School FM-200625488 7/10/06 1st Floor- Principal's Office 2 lights are burned out; sparks were coming from the lights. Supply/Replace light bulbs and ballasts. July 10, 2006
Simon Elementary School FM-200626684 8/2/06 Rm. 112/Sparks shooting from plugs August 2, 2006
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200628200 8/23/06 2rd Floor- Room 314 Primary Wing Repair light fixture; it is sparking. August 23, 2006
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200628951 9/7/06 3rd Floor- Room 323 Primary Wing Replace light switch; it is sparking. September 7, 2006
Woodson High School FM-200629740 9/20/06 Kitchen - Electrical Outlet - Shooting Sparks. September 20, 2006
Lafayette Elementary School FM-200630648 10/11/06 First Floor - Outside Health Suite - Bad breaker, it kee tripping and shootin sparks. October 11, 2006
Spingarn High School FM-200631725 11/2/06 First Floor - Gym - Survey and repair outlet, it keeps shooting sparks. November 2, 2006
Rudolph Elementary School FM-200631865 11/6/06 Cafeteria/Kitchen Area. Repair exposed wiring in kitchen on refrigerator next to sink. Note: Employees are getting shocked. November 6, 2006
Johnson JHS FM-200631914 11/7/06 First Floor - Main Office - Replace outlet on the floor (sparking) November 7, 2006
Turner Elementary School FM-200632445 11/22/06 Third floor, Room 315. Repair or replace univent motor that's shooting off sparks. Note: The staff shut off all the power to this classroom to prevent a fire from occurring. November 22, 2006
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200632439 11/22/06 Hallway (Near P.E. Office) - Replace 3 light fixtures, sparking and very dark. November 22, 2006
Savoy Elementary School FM-200632597 0632597 11/28/06 First floor, Incenerator Room & Recreation Room # 2. 1.) Incenerator room light socket are sparking. 2.) Recreation room # 2 light switch is sparking. November 28, 2006
Bancroft Elementary School FM-200632963 12/6/06 Second Floor - Rm. 123 (main bldg.) - Furnish and install electrical switch to central a/c unit, shooting off sparks. December 6, 2006
Jefferson JHS FM-200634276 1/24/07 Room 221 - Floor outlet (live wire) sparks shooting January 24, 2007
Young Elementary School FM-200634340 1/25/07 First Floor - Kitchen - Main breaker box was shooting sparks so Mr. clark cut it off. Need electrician to check and repair electrical problem. Second Request was called in on 1/30/07 January 25, 2007
Cardozo High School FM-200700986 2/28/07 Second Floor - Room 211; Electrical recepticals on floor are shooting sparks and shroting out electricity in the room. February 28, 2007
Jessie LaSalle Elementary FM-200701641 3/13/07 Computer Lab: Spark is coming out of all outlets. March 13, 2007
Deal Junior High School FM-200702802 02 3/30/07 Cafeteria:Kitchen electrical stove is shooting sparks March 30, 2007

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