Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N863DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29735
Aircraft time
14,549 hours, 2,569 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
2550
Condition
Arced
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER HOOKING UP EXTERNAL POWER, NOTICED ARCING COMING FROM RECEPTICLE. DISCONNECTED CORD FROM A/C. RECEPTACLE HAD BURNED. REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE IAW M/M. OPS CHECK GOOD. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.