Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23995
Aircraft time
68,438 hours, 30,523 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING INBOUND WRITE UP, IRU DC FAIL MSG. FOUND WIRE BUNDLE W0072, W0066, AND W0074 ALL CHAFING AND SHORTED AGAINST SUPPORT BRACKET BEHIND P6-1 PANEL. AS PANEL WAS BEING CLOSED THE LAST TIME, THE BRACKET SHORTED BUNDLE AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED BY AMT.