Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 7, 2009
Submitted
April 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32381
Aircraft time
32,564 hours, 8,410 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Component
Light Assembly
Component part number
1507141
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIRST OBSERVERS MAP LIGHT CAME UNATTACHED AND WAS TOUCHING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL MAKING SPARKS. LANDED BRU WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND SHORT CIRCUIT IN FIRST OBSERVER MAP LIGHT. BREAKER UTILITY PULLED AND SECURED IAW MEL 33-1A 12-352D-C. SECURED WIRING TO GROUND AT JFK.