Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
August 5, 2007
Submitted
August 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
84,175 hours, 21,353 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Arced
Location
Terminal Block
Part time
84,175 hours, 21,353 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING APPROACH INTO KBWI, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A FLASH AT THE CIRCUIT PANEL ABOVE THE RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR. THE CREW CONTINUED WITH THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND POWER WIRES CONTACTING LATCH OTHER BEHIND TERMINAL BLOCK, REPOSITIONED WIRES IAW DC8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 20-512-1. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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