Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 24, 2005
Submitted
August 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
44,531 hours, 35,390 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin Floor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT AND WHILE ON TAXIWAY PASSENGER AT SEAT ROW 28 NOTICED LOOSE WIRING UNDER SEAT ROW 27. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP AREA AND MTC DISCOVERED EMERG TRACK LIGHTING WIRE PULLED AWAY FROM SIDEWALL WITH ONE WIRE BROKEN. MADE APPROVED REPAIR TO WIRING AND SECURED SAME BEHIND SIDEWALL. EMERG TRACK LIGHTING OPERATES NORMALLY THROUGHOUT CABIN.

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