Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 17, 2019
Submitted
February 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
38,680 hours, 11,699 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
W5230051418
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT NONE OF THE TOILETS WILL FLUSH. ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 62 MINUTES. FOUND WIRE W5230-0514-18 BURNT IN TWO DUE TO CHAFFING AGAINST METAL FRAME. THE BURN SPOT WAS CLOSE TO D40152 J/P WHICH IS JUST FORWARD AND JUST A BIT LOWER LEVEL THAN THE BLOWER MOTOR. REPAIRED WIRE ALONG WITH ANOTHER WIRE THAT HAD DAMAGED INSULATION. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 38-32-00/501.