Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 28, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
38,082 hours, 5,043 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

O2 MASKS DROPPED ON LANDING, SEVERAL MASKS PULLED BY PASSENGERS AND O2 GENERATORS STARTED. FOUND WIRING SHORTED TO CABIN LIGHTS SIDEWALL CONTROL WIRING AT 4L F/A SEAT. REPAIRED WIRING. STOWED O2 MASKS PER M/M 35-21 AND GENERATORS REPLACED.

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