Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 9, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25368
Aircraft time
57,213 hours, 16,740 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND BURNED WIRE BUNDLES & SHIELDED WIRES DAMAGED ALONG WITH INTERCOSTAL AND FLOOR STRUCT AT STA 680 FWD PIT CEILING. FOUND WIRES W4104-0082-20 & W4104-0090-20 SHORTED TO GROUND. RIGHT RECIRC FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER C337 ON P37 PANEL TRIPPED. PUSHING C/B IN ACFT RESULTED IN LOSS OF RT BUSS POWER. FOUND WIRES W4104-0082-20 & W4104-0090-20 SHORTED TO GRND. (350 OHMS & 1.26 KOHMS) ORDERED WTR HEATER TAPE (B118) GOES TO WIRE W4104-0090-20. STILL NEED TO ISOLATE WIRES FROM SPLICE (SP285)TO LOCATE PROBLEM WITH MID FWD TOILET DRAIN HTR GASKET (B10112) OR MID FWD DRAIN LINE HTR TAPE. FLOORBEAM SUPPORT MFG AND INSTD. RMVD DMG INTERCOSTAL. MAIN ACFT BATTERY MAIN POWER CONNECTOR SAFETIED WITH BREAK AWAY WIRE.