SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Leak

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110418-11ED3-2147480062. Severity: Unspecified. Matched catalog product: Philips Ambilight TV (prior unit; replaced with 50PUS8309). Source model text: Marathon Classic65. Incident: I have typical recessed can lights in my home that use incandescent flood light type bulbs. In an effort to be more energy efficient, I have replaced these bulbs with Philips compact flourescent light bulbs. Two times I have had the glass globe on the CFL bulbs spontaneously release from the base and shatter on the floor. I am incredibly thankful and lucky that they did not land on or injure anyone in my family. I though the first time, which occurred 6-7 months ago, was probably just a rare incident. But the second time occurred a month ago. I did a brief search on-line and found that other people have reported the same defects in the bulbs.