Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 16, 2007
Submitted
July 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28713
Aircraft time
37,834 hours, 5,620 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Fire
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FIRE AT EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTICLE WHILE EXTERNAL POWER CORD HOOKED UP. [08-17-07] REPLACED PRI EXTERNAL RECEPTACLE PER MM24-41-04, OP CHK WITH GROUND POWER, OP CHECKS GOOD. GROUND POWER CABLE HAD HIGH CURRENT SHORT WHERE RUBBER INSULATION HAD BROKEN DOWN AND CAUSED HIGH TEMP. NOT A PROBLEM WITH AIRPLANE ALTHOUGH AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED.