Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
April 19, 2013
Submitted
May 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
24965
Aircraft time
56,611 hours, 19,821 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Unknown
Location
Emergency Light
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

COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND NO WIRE IN PIN 12 OF D68 ON M731, WIRE W3532-0160-22 IS CAPPED AND STOWED AT D68 AND IS THE WIRE CALLED OUT IN WDM 33-51-12. WIRING LIST FOR D68 SHOWS WIRE 0502- 22 CONNECTED TO PIN 12 FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. APPEARS THAT WIRE W3532-0160-22 WAS SIMPLY DEPINNED FROM SOCKET 12 AND HEAT SHRINK APPLIED OVER THE PIN & WIRE TO PREVENT SHORT AND SECURED BACK ONTO BUNDLE. PERFORMED ERS 13-02538 IAW WDM 33-51-12. OPS CHECKED NORMAL OK FOR SERVICE.

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