Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
July 26, 2025
Submitted
July 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57868
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32590
Aircraft time
68,376 hours, 21,039 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Light Switch
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PLASTIC ODOR AFTER ENGINE START HAS RETURNED AFTER ENGINE RUN RAN BOTH ENGINES AND BOTH PACKS FOUND NO ISSUES OF NOTE. HOWEVER, DID FIND RANDOM OCCASIONAL ELECTRICAL SMELL IN FWD LAVATORY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND LAV DOOR FRAME LIGHT PROXIMITY SWITCH WIRING TO BE SHORTED AND BURNT. FOUND DOOR JAMB SWITCH PACK ARCED AND BURNT. AFTER CLOSE WIRE INSPECTIONS, NO DAMAGES FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SWITCH MODULE PER SWPM 20-30-00. OPS CHECKED OK. NO SIGNS OF ARC AND NO BURNING ODOR.

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