Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
June 11, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7277U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21424
Aircraft time
62,520 hours, 35,733 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Row 17
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND SEVERAL EMERGENCY EEL STRIPS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 17 ABC THROUGH 25 ABC AND AT ROW 12 ABC. ALSO, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT DOOR L1 INOPERATIVE. *S/D* BROKEN WIRES. REPAIRED WIRES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS USING THE EEL STRIP SPLICE KIT WHICH IS A PERMANENT REPAIR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.