SDR AALA990774

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
May 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24034
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

LHR - FLT 57 - AFTER TAKEOFF LHR WHILE EN ROUTE TO MIA, CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN FORWARD GALLEY AREA. FORWARD CABIN TEMPERATURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, PASSENGER 02 LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DROPPED 02 MASKS, VARIOUS CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO LHR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHAFED WIRE BUNDLE ABOVE FIRST CLASS CENTRAL CLOSET AREA WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT WIRING MANUAL CHAPTER 20. ALL RELEVANT CIRCUITS TESTED NORMAL. O2 MASKS RESTOWED, AND MANUAL 02 TEST PERFORMED NORMAL. FORWARD TEMPERATURE CONTROL OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)