SDR AU971382

Service difficulty report · Socket · Boeing 747438

Difficulty date
August 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747438
Part
Socket
Part number
SG62
Condition
Melted
Location
Dc Power Distrib
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) DOOR 4L VACUUM CLEANER ELECTICAL SOCKET BURNT AND MELTED. SUSPECT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW FROM WHATEVER DEVICE HAD BEEN PLUGGED IN AT THE TIME. IN ADDITION THE DEVICE HAD NOT BEEN MAKING FULL CONTACT WITH THE SOCKET FINGERS.