Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 29, 2017
Submitted
May 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
68,364 hours, 50,273 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO ATL TURNED ON W/S ANTI-FOG SWITCH. RECEIVED A QUICK FLASH IN COCKPIT, POPPING SOUND, EFIS FLICKERED MOMENTARILY. HAD ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, NO SMOKE, DISSIPATED QUICKLY. EVERYTHING NORMAL AFTER INCIDENT. PERFORMED 2120-2367. FOUND LEFT SLIDING WINDOW ANTI-FOG WIRES ARCED. REPL CB B1-339 AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTIONS OF WIRING ON H629E18, H643A18N, H645A18N PER SWPM CH 20-00. ALL CKS GOOD. NOTIFIED OCC. C/W NO GO ODI PROGRAM.

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