Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 20, 2020
Submitted
March 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26483
Aircraft time
74,859 hours, 24,631 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Bay
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

(AIRCRAFT 5636, L/P 6344902) 4L ESCAPE SLIDE GRIT BAR ENGAGEMENT LIGHT INOP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: OPENED L/ACCESS PANEL @ BHD 1640 INSIDE AFT CARGO COMP REAR BULKHEAD TO T/S BROKEN WIRES. 947372. FOUND WIRES W2647-2001R,- 02001B,-0003,-0006,-2501R,-2501B W3582-0017. ALL CHEWED THROUGH BY RODENTS ALL WIRES VERIFIED POSITION TO D439A AND D439B NEED TO REPAIR LT YAW DAMP MODULE REINSTALLED. C/B PULLED ON P11-A18, C6, C7, C8, C9 ALL REQUIRES OPS CHECKS. W3582-0017. 4L SLIDE LT WIRE REPAIRED PER SWPM 20-30 AND SLIDE LT OPS NML. REPAIRED WIRE BUNDLE W2647 LEADING TO CONNECTOR D1357 TO LEFT ACCELEROMETER PER SWPM 20-30. REF B757 WDM 22-21-11. STILL NEEDS TO BE PINNED AND CLAMPED. REPINNED CONNECTOR PER 757 WDM 22-21-11. STILL NEEDS CLAMPED. WIRES ROUTED AND SECURED PER SWPM 20, UNABLE TO CLOSE PANELS DUE TO LEVEL 3 PEST INSP DOOR 3L SLIDE LT OPS NORM. PER B757 AMM 25-66. L YAW DAMP ACCEL INSTALL TEST PASSED PER B757 AMM 22-21. AFT CARGO PANELS INSTALLED.