Service difficulty report · Acl Wire · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21431
Part
Acl Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuselage
Component
G9325A1
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT, UPPER FUSELAGE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT FELL OUT OF MOUNT AND CAUSED POWER WIRES TO SHORT, WITH RESULTING SPARKS AND SMOKE IN CABIN. FLT RETURNED TO CAE. FOUND DAMAGED WIRES ON LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REMOVED ASSEMBLY, SECURED WIRES, PLACED ON MCO. LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, OPERATION NORMAL.