Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
August 6, 2006
Submitted
August 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23322
Aircraft time
75,374 hours, 29,669 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PHX - BURNING ODOR - DURING 4-DAY CHECK, TECH APPLIED GROUND PWR AND NOTICED LIGHTS FLICKERING. A FEW SECONDS WENT BY AND POWER WENT OFF. AFTER RESETTING POWER TO A/C PWR CAME BACK ON. AS TECH WAS LEAVING A/C NOTICED FLAMES IN AFT GALLEY AREA. PWR WAS SECURED TO A/C AND TECH WENT TO AFT GALLEY AREA AND NOTICED FLAMES IN AFT GALLEY NR 4 OVEN AREA. TECH GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND DISCHARGED THE EXTINGUISHER TWICE, PUTTING OUT FIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT COLA HAD SPILLED IN DRY STORAGE AREA ABOVE OVEN AND MADE IT'S WAY DOWN TO CONNECTOR CAUSING CONNECTOR TO SHORT ACROSS PINS AND CAUSING FIRE. MX REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTOR J5 AT AFT GALLEY OVEN NR 4 PER WDM 25-3-1-32 FIG 11 SEC

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