Service difficulty report · Inverter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 16, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26934
Aircraft time
13,568 hours, 2,137 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Inverter
Part number
80181
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Seat 1
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

ROW 1E FWD AND AFT EMERGENCY PROXIMITY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *S/D* FOUND A WIRE PULLED OUT OF CONNECTOR FOR PROX LIGHT. WHILE SPLICING IN NEW WIRE, INVERTER WAS SHORTED OUT. AFTER SPLICE AND INVERTER REPLACEMENT, SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL.