Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
February 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79746
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22449
Part
Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Flush Timer
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

FIRE AND SMOKE OCCURRED IN THE LT AFT LAV WHILE EN ROUTE. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ACFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE LAV. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS REVEALED THE WIRING TO THE LAV FLUSH TIMER IN THE LT AFT LAV BURNED. THE DAMAGED WIRING WILL BE REPLACED. *S/D* THE WIRE HARNESS SUPPLYING POWER TO THE TOILET FLUSH TIMER WAS CHAFED AT BOTH CLAMP POSITIONS ON THE AFT WALL OF THE LAV. ONE WIRE SHORTED TO GROUND AT THE LOWER CLAMP POSITION.