Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 18, 2007
Submitted
October 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53614
Part
Cable
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Seat 5ef
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

MEM INFLIGHT T482/18OCT DFW TO IND, SMOKE REPORTED COMING FROM AREA BELOW SEATS 5EF AN 6EF. LANDED MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. SMOKE DISSIPATED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT GATE. FOUND TWO WIRES TO SEAT 5EF POWERPORT DISCONNECTED BUT NO ARCING WAS EVIDENT. INSPECTED CARGO AREA WITH NO DAMAGED NOTED. REATTACHED POWERPORT CABLE AT SEAT 5EF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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