- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2018
- Submitted
- March 8, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53419
- Aircraft time
- 62,625 hours, 48,678 cycles
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Acars
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ACARS PRINTER WIRE BUNDLE SHORTING ON AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. PULLED & COLLARED ACARS PRINTER C/B F18. REMOVED ACARS PRINTER. FOUND 4 WIRES SHORTING TO GROUND. REPAIRED WIRING PER SOPW AND WDM 23-24-01 SH 1 PG 2. REROUTED WIRE BUNDLE TO MAKE CANNON PLUG ACCESSIBLE TO PRINTER. REPLACED ACARS PRINTER - OPS CHECKS AND TESTS GOOD.