Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 10, 2001
Submitted
October 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25199
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LHR - FLT 121 - ELEC ARC REPORTED ABOVE SEAT 28HJ ALL READING LIGHTS IN AREA INOPERATIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN INTO FLIGHT, CABIN ATTENDANT AND PASSENGER REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ARC/SPARK ORIGINATING FROM PSU/OVERHEAD BIN AT SEAT 28HJ. ALL READING LIGHTS ON RT CABIN INOPERATIVE. TEN MINUTES LATER THE REMAINING COACH CABIN READING LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. CARRIED OUT T/S AND FOUND PSS WIRING CHAFED AT OVERHEAD DECODER AT SEATS 28HJ DUE INCORRECT ROUTING OF WIRES ACCOMPLISHED AIRWORTHY REPAIR TO PSS WIRING AND CARRIED OUT ALL CHECKS OK. (M)