Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 22, 2005
Submitted
May 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922335
Aircraft time
76,373 hours, 23,636 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Water Pump
Part time
76,373 hours, 23,636 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT APPROX 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FROM KSUU, F/A CALLED AND REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE LEFT LAV. THE POWER SOURCE WAS ISOLATED AND ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT. CREW DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO KSFO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND SOURCE TO BE COMING FROM THE WATER PUMP. ELECTRIC WIRING DISCONNECTED AND C/B COLLARD. THIS ITEM WAS TRANSFERRED TO DMI 32156 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATI MEL AND IS A CATAGORY D. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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