Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
February 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23126
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
L-1 Door
Component
012211599
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL, AN APPARENT STATIC DISCHARGE OCCURED BY THE L-1 DOOR. A SHOWER OF SPARKS CAME FROM THE WALK-AROUND O2 BOTTLE MOUNTED ON THE BULKHEAD. F/A-S ON JUMPSEAT WITNESSED LARGE DISPLAY OF SPARKS AS WELL AS PASSENGERS FIVE ROWS BACK. FOUND TERMINAL SPLICE TO 115V AC SERVICE OUTLET SHORTING. C/B POPPED PER NORMAL OPERATION. RESPLICED WIRE, RESET C/B AND OPERATION CKS OK.