Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 198; Flight Crew Total 12220; Flight Crew Type 5284
Troubleshooting; Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General Maintenance Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Aircraft; Procedure
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.
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.