Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
January 30, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16339
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23577
Aircraft time
54,227 hours, 24,486 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Prox Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFT SERVICE & AFT ENTRY DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ROTATION. FORWARD SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MIN. FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED STRONG TOXIC FUMES IN CABIN & FUMES WERE PRESENT ON FLT DECK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRING BUNDLE (W298) IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BURNED. ENGINEERING CONCLUDED THAT AFT TOILET HEATER AND AFT DRAIN MAST HEATER WIRES BURNT WHICH CAUSED THE L-2 DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR WIRING TO SHORT. ALL RELATED BURNT WIRES WERE IN THE SAME WIRE BUNDLE (W298). THE SWITCHING UNIT DAMAGED. WIRING BUNDLE REPAIRED. SWITCHING UNIT REMOVED & REPLACED. BOTH AFT SERVICE DOOR, FORWARD SERVICE DOOR & FORWARD CARGO DOOR PROXIMITY SENSORS REPLACED. GROUND CHECKS GOOD.