Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 1, 2003
Submitted
April 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14118
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27560
Aircraft time
22,577 hours, 6,936 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
R4 Exit Sign
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

THE R-4 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING TEST WHILE IN "C" CHECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WIRING HAD CHAFING DAMAGE AND A BLOWN FUSE AT EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY M736. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED IAW BOEING STANDARD WIRING PRACTICES MANUAL 20-61-11. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED AND TESTING WAS SATISFACTORY IAW MM 33-51-07.