Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 21, 2007
Submitted
July 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26644
Aircraft time
52,465 hours, 17,707 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Aft Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ACFT RTBL WITH DOOR 3L AFT LAVATORY BURNING ODOR DUE TO A BURNED WIRE. 09-14-07 ON TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND TOILET TANK FILL LINE SHUTOFF VALVE CONNECTOR HAS BURNED WIRES. CAPPED WIRES & TIED BACK. CONNECTOR SECURED AT AREA FOR RE-USE. LAVATORY TO SERVICE FROM INSIDE OR MANUALLY OPEN SHUTOFF VALVE FOR SERVICING.