Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 5, 2016
Submitted
November 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55077
Aircraft time
40,129 hours, 28,184 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin
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

THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND ALL OF THE EEPL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. THIS PREVENTED THEIR CONTROL THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ONE BATTERY PACK DUE TO BEING WARM TO THE TOUCH, ANOTHER BATTERY PACK DUE TO DISCOLORATION OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD, AND REPAIRED A WIRE WHICH WAS SHORTED TO GROUND. THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

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