Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
September 28, 2010
Submitted
September 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47709
Aircraft time
78,704 hours, 79,576 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE GATE AND FOLLOWING GROUND POWER CONNECTION, THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING CHARGING SYS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. MX FOUND A WIRE CHAFING AT BATTERY PACK B5-40 AND REPAIRED IT. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SYS IS GOOD.

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