Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
January 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153UA
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20102
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Wire
Part number
245905
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL ODORS (SMOKE) COMES AND GOES. *S/D* WIRE L639-20 WAS FOUND TO BE BINDING ON THE THROTTLE SEAL PLATE. THIS RESULTED IN A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE CONTROL STAND DIMMER UNIT CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET. THE BURNED WIRE WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTROL STAND LIGHT DIMMER UNIT WAS REPLACED.