Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 15, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24322
Aircraft time
52,556 hours, 6,339 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL NEAR UPPER DECK ROW 12. OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHT SOCKET MELTED AND SPARKED FORWARD AND AFT OF ROW 12. BOTH FLORESCENT LIGHT BALLASTS WERE DISCONNECTED. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE FOUND BROKEN GROUND CONNECTION ON LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REPAIRED GROUND CONNECTION. REPLACED SOCKET AND BALLAST.