Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 28, 2006
Submitted
November 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49719
Aircraft time
47,625 hours, 36,993 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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What was found

DURING ROTATION ON TAKEOFF, HAD A FLASH OF LIGHT IN VINCINITY OF CAPT RUDDER PEDALS AREA. ONCE AIRBORNE FOLLOWING C/B'S POPPED PEDESTAL LIGHTS, FLT RECORDER AND RT ENG IGN. MTC IN PROGRESS, FOUND WIRE BUNDLE THAT RUNS UNDER CAPTS FEET HAS NUMEROUS WIRES BURNED THRU AND OTHERS FIRE DAMAGED. COMPLETED ALL REPAIRS A CHECKOUTS ON N/R CARD 001 278549.

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