Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
December 24, 2012
Submitted
December 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28173
Aircraft time
55,482 hours, 16,580 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY TEST FOUND L1 DOOR AND G1 EXIT SIGNS ALSO FOUND RED PATH LIGHTS FOR R1 AND G2 INOPERATIVE. T/S IAW WDM 33-51-12 FOUND BATTERY PACK M731 TO BE THE COMMON LINK BETWEEN THOSE LIGHTS. R & R BATTERY AND CHARGER. M731 IAW AMM 33-51. NO HELP FOUND NR 2 FUSE CONNECTED TO PINS 11-12. OPEN REPLACED FUSE, MPN 251005L IT BLEW AFTER 3 SECS. FOUND MID GALLEY AFT SIDE RED EPATH LIGHT WIRES CHAFING REPLACED SAME LIGHT ASSY, OPS NOW NORMAL.

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