What was found
OVERHEAD ELECTRONICS UNIT DIRECTLY BELOW CENTER VHF ANTENNA FOUND BURNT AND MELTED. [SUP 4-24-07] REPLACED OVERHEAD ELECTRONICS UNIT CONNECTOR. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL SHORT IN OEU CONNECTOR CAUSED MOMENTARY HIGH CURRENT CONDITION.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2007
- Submitted
- April 3, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N771UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26932
- Aircraft time
- 45,623 hours, 8,871 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4077
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Electronic Unit
- 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.