SDR AU960263

Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737476

Difficulty date
February 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737476
Part
Connector
Condition
Arced
Location
Dc Pwr Distr
Stage of operation
IN
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

(AUS) CABIN AFT VACUUM CLEANER OUTLET CONNECTOR ON RH SIDE OF PASSENGER CABIN SHOWED EVIDENCE OF ARCING BETWEEN THE CONNECTOR LIVE TERMINAL AND THE MOUNTING TRIM PANEL WITH A 25.4MM (1IN) DIAMETER BURN ON THE ADJACENT SOUND PROOFING BLANKET - INVESTIGATION FOUND MANUFACTURER HAD FITTED INCORRECT PANELS - UNAPPROVED PART - MANUFACTURING ERROR