Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 31, 2019
Submitted
May 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
71,564 hours, 52,111 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
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

UPON ARRIVAL TO RAMP IN ATL AND APU SPOOL UP SMELLED ELEC BURNING, A/C CROSSTIE LOCKOUT, RIGHT GEN FELL OFF LINE, APU GEN PICKED UP LOAD, SPARK WAS SEEN IN FIRST CLASS SEAT 1 C/D OVERHEAD. RAN SMOKE/FIRE/FUME CHECKLIST. CABIN STAND BY LGTS C/B, (L) COND REG VALVE, OTHER R SIDE C/B POPPED AS WELL. REMOVED FIRST CLASS FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT AND FIRST CLASS FWD CEILING PANELS FOUND WIRING ABOVE SEAT 1 CD. COMPLETED SMOKE AND FUME QUESTIONNAIRE C/W W/C 2120-2367. SEVERAL WIRES ABOVE CEILING PANELS OVER SEATS 1 C AND D WERE BURNED AND REQUIRED REPAIR. REFERENCE LOG PAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL WIRE REPAIRS , 1098674, 1098735, 1098760, 1098765, 1098826, 1098627, 1098772, 1098788, 1098734, 1098727, 1098647, 1098667, 1098678, 1098657, 1098634, 1098622, 1098735, 1097692, 1098722, 1098826, 1098903, 1098714, 1098818, 1098675, 1098684, 1098694, 1098695, 1098751, 1098812, 1099395, 1098765, 1098723. (LP5453522

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