Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
June 23, 2013
Submitted
June 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53396
Aircraft time
44,782 hours, 23,669 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Snubber Actuator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK DUE TO SPARKS, SMOKE AND FUMES COMING FROM CABIN CEILING OR SIDEWALL ABOVE ROW 27CDE. MX FOUND 5 DAMAGED WIRES SHORTING TO THE FWD LIFE RAFT DOOR SNUBBER ACTUATOR. REPAIRED WIRES IAW ERA 516365-14. TIME LIMITED REPAIR IAW PS900-5-1 NR 4.

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