Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 23, 2006
Submitted
August 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28715
Aircraft time
36,827 hours, 4,612 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire
Condition
Exposed
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND GALLEY HOT PLATE LIGHT INOP AT H61. WIRES EXPOSED WITH SOME ELECTRICAL SMOKE. REPLACED HOT PLATE ASSY, AND CLEANED BACK SIDE OF HOT PLATE. NO EVIDENCE OF ELEC BURN FOUND. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK WITH NO REPEAT OF SMOKE. WIRES MISROUTED . SUSPECT HEAT-CAUSED DETERIORATION CAUSE WIRING SHORT & RESULTING BURNING SMELL.