SDR CA100914002

Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767333

Difficulty date: September 13, 2010
Submitted: January 4, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Make and model: Boeing 767333
Aircraft time: 64,226 hours
Engine: Pwa PW4060
System (JASC): 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
Part: Wire
Condition: Chafed
Location: E/E Bay
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: H

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

What was found

INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYS NOT WORKING FOR SEATS 25-40DEF AND 26-38HK. IFE FAN TRU C/B POPPING. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT 4 IFE WIRES IN THE FWD EE COMPARTMENT WERE CHAFING AGAINST THE AFT SIDE OF RACK E3-2 AND CAUSED THE C/B TO TRIP. THE WIRES WERE REPLACED IAW WIRING STANDARD PRACTICES (AMM ATA 20). IFE SYS FUNCTIONED OK. FLEET CAMPAIGN INITIATED TO CHECK THE REST OF THE FLEET EQUIPPED WITH IFE SYSTEMS.