Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 12, 2002
Submitted
September 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30557
Aircraft time
1,392 hours, 240 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
UK
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

FOUND ARCED WIRES IN BUNDLE. ONE WIRE IS BROKEN, OTHER WIRES ARE DAMAGED, LOCATED AT STATION 731 ABOVE VIDEO CONTROL CENTER. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRE BUNDLE CHAFFING AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE VIDEO CONTROL CENTER PANEL. WIRE BUNDLE WAS REPAIRED, ROUTED AND SECURED AWAY FROM ANY AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE.