Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49713
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Aft Lav
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

F/A REPORTED, SPARKS WITH SMOKE MOMENTARILY IN RT AFT LAV FROM AREA OF FWD MIRROR LIGHT NEXT TO DOOR FRAME, WHEN DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED. INSPECTION FOUND WIRE FROM DOOR SW CHAFED AND SHORTED TO FRAME FOR THE AFT LAV OCCUPIED SIGN. REMOVED AND TIED BACK WIRE PULLED AND COLLARD C/B FOR AFT LAV OCCUPIED SIGN. WIRE REPAIRED, FWD TO MCO AND PLAC 480194001.

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