Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8875Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21293
Aircraft time
65,082 hours, 43,701 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

ESSENTIAL POWER AND ALL FWD PANEL LIGHTS ON WITH A/P WAILER GOING OFF THEN LIGHTS WENT TO FULL ON. CREW THEN SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. WINDSHEAR C/BS POPPED. FOUND WIRES TO CAPTS AMBER W/S CAUTION LIGHT TERMINALS 2 AND 4 SWAPPED. REPAIRED WIRING TO BOTH CAPTS WARN AND CAU LIGHTS. RAN WIRING BETWEEN LIGHTS AND COMPUTER, NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED W/S COMPUTER PER AMM. W/S TEST NML, LIGHT TEST NORMAL.