Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
July 17, 2016
Submitted
July 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N392AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29429
Aircraft time
71,637 hours, 11,475 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
AM8T
Part serial
11483
Condition
Shorted
Location
Microphone
Part time
22,728 hours, 6,080 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON VHF NR 1, 2 OR LT SATCOM FROM CAPTAIN`S, FIRST OFFICER`S OR JUMPSSEAT COMMMUNICATION PANEL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CAPTAIN"S MICROPHONE CORD SHORTED AT THE STRAIN RELIEF. REMOVED AND REPLACED MICROPHONE AND ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 23-51-00 AND 23-12-00. SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL.