Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 9, 2014
Submitted
February 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26670
Aircraft time
70,078 hours, 25,691 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT WING FUELING PANEL DOOR INBD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. WIRING PULLED OUT OF LIGHT HOUSING. EXPOSED CONDUCTOR WIRE TOWARDS WING AREA, THIS EXPOSED WIRING WAS AN UNAPPROVED REPAIR BY TWISTING THE WIRES TOGETHER WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE AS THE INSULATOR. REMOVED PORTION OF INCORRECT REPAIRS. INBD LIGHT ASSEMBLY MISSING GASKET FOR LENS, RTV TAPE USED IN PLACE OF CORRECT GASKET. NEED TO REPAIR WIRING IAW SWPM & CONFIRM CORRECT HOOK UPS.