SDR 2022F00522

Service difficulty report · Psu · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
December 19, 2022
Submitted
December 19, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N225NE
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25194
Aircraft time
99,871 hours, 16,050 cycles
Part
Psu
Condition
Sparks
Location
Seat 14kj
Part time
99,871 hours, 16,050 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED THAT SPARKS AND A BURNING ODOR HAD BEEN OBSERVED AT THE PSU AREA ABOVE SEAT 14 KJ. INSPECTED AND FOUND A 3 WIRE BUNDLE OF WHAT I ESTIMATE TO BE 22 TO 24 GAUGE WIRE. ONE WIRE IN THE BUNDLE HAD SHORTED BY CONTACT WITH A FASTENER HEAD ABOVE THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE OXYGEN MASKS,