Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
April 3, 2016
Submitted
April 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53360
Aircraft time
39,971 hours, 33,732 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY CABIN FIRE EVENT DURING TAXIOUT TO THE RUNWAY. FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED. CREW REPORTED PRIOR TO TAKING THE RUNWAY THE F/O EFIS SCREENS FLICKERED AND THEN WENT BLANK FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF SEVERAL, 7 CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPING. PASSENGERS WERE HEARD SHOUTING "FIRE" AND SPARKS/FLAMES WERE MOMENTARILY VISIBLE AT THE CEILING/OVERHEAD BIN AREA AT SEAT ROWS 26-27CDE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRE BUNDLES ABOVE SEAT ROW 27CDE SHORTED TO A BRACKET ON THE CEILING PANEL FOR RECEPTACLE R5-3360. WIRE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW SWPM CHAPTER 20-10 AND THE WDM. ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND TESTED IAW THEIR RESPECTIVE ATAS IAW AMM.

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