Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
February 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905FL
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
145775
Aircraft time
8,705 hours, 4,752 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Lavatory Lights
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

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF A PILOT DISCREPANCY FOR THE LAV VANITY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS FOUND WIRING THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED THROUGH NEAR AN OXYGEN LINE IN THE PSU. ADDITIONALLY, 2 LIGHTING INVERTERS WERE FOUND FAILED. THE BURNED WIRING WAS LOCATED NEAR THE LIGHTING POWER SUPPLIES WHICH HAVE A HISTORY OF RUNNING HOT AND BURNING WIRES IN THE OVERHEAD PSU. THE WIRING WAS REPLACED AND ROUTED FURTHER FROM THE POWER SUPPLIES.

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