SDR AALA950025

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7540A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49994
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cabin Temp Ind
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 1333 - AFTER LANDING ORD DURING ROLL-OUT, ELECTRICAL ARC AND SMOKE NOTICED FROM COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANEL. AIRCRAFT TAXI TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES TO CABIN TEMPERATURE INDICATOR IN OVERHEAD PANEL. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED CABIN TEMPERATURE INDICATOR AND CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. AAL INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY 18 OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FOUND 50 PERCENT OF THOSE WITH THE SAME WIRING CHAFED TO VARIOUS DEGREES. (X)

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