Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
March 20, 2020
Submitted
March 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AA
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40632
Aircraft time
16,654 hours, 2,015 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING T/S DISCONNECTED 2L WELS CONTROL UNIT,ROWS 3,4,5 FLOOR PROX LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RECONNECT 2L WELS UNIT AND LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WOULD NOT EXTINQUISH. ***SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION SECTION 4 AND 5: MALE RED 3 PIN CONNECTOR UNDER WCU23 IN MID GALLEY IS BROKEN. REPLACED CONNECTOR UNDER WCU23 AND TERMINATED WIRE IAW EA NO.304699.***(CLOSED)

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