Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 19, 2000
Submitted
January 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26939
Aircraft time
16,697 hours, 2,753 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Connector
Part number
S280W557111
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Row 38
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

38A COVE LIGHT OUT. *S/D* IT APPEARS THAT MOISTURE FROM AN IMPROPERLY SHINGLED INSULATION BLANKET DRIPPED ONTO THE LIGHT CONNECTOR CAUSING A SHORT. A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT DISTURBS THE BLANKET IN THIS AND OTHER AREAS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. A CALLOUT WAS ISSUED TO INSPECT FOR MOISTURE AND CORRECT ANY INCORRECTLY INSTALLED BLANKETS ON THIS AND ALL POTENTIAL ACFT. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO BOEING FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. UNITED AND BOEING ARE DISCUSSING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE.