Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 13, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
54,756 hours, 39,076 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EVACUATION SLIDE LIGHT ON MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR INOP. R & R BATTERY REF MM 33-50-121-2, OPS CHECKED BAD. CHECKED ORIGINAL BATTERY AND IT WAS SHOWING GOOD, REINSTALLED ORIGINAL BATTERY. REPLACED ALL 4 BULBS MM 33-50-121-2, OPS CHECKED BAD. NEW LIGHT ASSY, ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL BUT ACFT WIRING HAD SPLICES VS QUICK DISCONNECTS IAW AMM AND NEW LIGHT. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 33-16-02-A. CHECKED SWITCH, BATTERY AND LAMP ASSY ALL CHECKED GOOD FOUND SHORT TO GROUND AT TEST CONNECTION AND WIRE BUNDLE INSIDE BATTERY HOUSING. EMERGANCY ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT OPERATES NORMAL IAW MM 33-50-121-2. ITEM CLEARED