Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
October 22, 2010
Submitted
October 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173DZ
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29692
Aircraft time
44,004 hours, 13,371 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Psu
Stage of operation
CR
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

A PASSENGER SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AT SEATS 30-33ABC WITH READING LIGHTS DIMMING. THE READING LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUNDS WIRING HARNESS ABOVE ROW 30AB PSU AREA LOOSE FROM ATTACHED CLIPS AND HAD BEEN LAYING ON BACK SHELLS OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND REROUTED THE HARNESS, SECURED THE CLIPS FOR CLEARANCE AND RE-LAMPED THE READING LIGHT IN ROWS 30-33AB. NO SMELL NOTED. SYSTEM OPERATION IS NORMAL. (2010-D1283) (DL76G102954)