Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
September 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14445
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Aircraft serial
503
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IAH - MAINTENANCE VISIT NR 14. TOTAL TIME: 3,644.5 HOURS. CYCLES: 3,388. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, THE CABIN FLOOR PROXIMITY FORWARD SECTION FAILED TO OPERATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE NEAR CONNECTOR NR 731VT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE BROKEN WIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ID NR 2931 (GAUGE: CF22). (X)

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