Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 5, 2018
Submitted
September 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29243
Aircraft time
67,671 hours, 14,403 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FLICKERED AFTER TAXI SEE PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE FAULT TRACED TO DAMAGED WIRE NUMBER W1224-118-22 AT EXIT POINT OF UNDERFLOOR CONDUIT FROM L1 CREW JUMPSEAT. WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE SHORTING TO EARTH CAUSING EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INTERMITTENTLY COMMANDED ON. SPLICE REPAIR CARRIED OUT TO WIRE AS PER SWPM 20 -30-12. AND WIRING DIAGRAM 33-51-11 SHEET 1. RECORD OF SPL NOTED LIGHTS NOW OPERATE NORMALLY. EMERG LIGHT TESTED AS PER AMM 33-51-00. ALL