Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747433

Difficulty date
October 24, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747433
Aircraft time
39,939 hours
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire
Part number
214424185
Condition
Chafed
Location
Video System
Part time
43,351 hours
Component
Equip/Furnishin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT REPORTED HAVING A CIRCUIT BREAKER POP FOR THE VIDEO SYSTEM IN ZONE ``D`` FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT WIRING AND BURNED SHIELDED WIRES BETWEEN VDU 6 AND VDU 7 IN THE AFT ACFT CABIN. CAUSE OF THE DAMAGED WIRING WAS A FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCT SUPPORTING BRACKET. THE BROKEN BRACKET HAD MIGRATED OUTBOARD AND CHAFED THE WIRING AND THE 115VAC SUPPLY WIRE CONDUCTOR WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE BROKEN BRACKET ALSO CONTACTED THE ADJACENT GASPER DUCT AND CHAFED A 1.5 INCH CUT INTO THE 3.0 INCH GASPER DUCT.THE LOCATION OF THE BRACKET AND AREA OF DAMAGE TO THE WIRING AND GASPER DUCT IS STA 1220 , WL 300, LBL 15.