Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
January 7, 2011
Submitted
January 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176DZ
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29697
Aircraft time
43,380 hours, 12,758 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin Floor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, F/A STEPPED ON UNPROTECTED IFE WIRE IN BE CABIN. MOMENTARY PUFF OF SMOKE AND CTR ROW OF IFE WENT BLANK. CREW NOTIFIED AND QRH WAS FOLLOWED. MX, DP AND THE CREW FELT ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AND ISOLATED BY SHUTTING OFF ENTIRE BE IFE. ALL ARE OK WITH CONTINUING TO HNL IAW QRH GUIDANCE. MX REPAIRED THE BROKEN WIRES AND 1 BARE WIRE AT SEATS 6CD AND REPLACED THE HARNESS. SYS OPS ARE NORMAL. ETOPS CATEGORY 'F': ANY OTHER EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO ETOPS.