Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
January 10, 2020
Submitted
January 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24531
Aircraft time
88,748 hours, 33,023 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
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

THE AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE (GROUNDED) AND THE AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM'S WIRING WAS INSPECTED. IN THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT, DAMAGED WIRES WERE FOUND BEHIND A WALL PANEL. SOME WIRES APPEARED BURNT. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THE DAMAGED WIRES WAS INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WALL PANEL FASTENER AND THE WIRE BUNDLE.