Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
June 11, 2009
Submitted
June 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Galley
Part time
73,917 hours, 18,865 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM FJDG, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ABOVE R2 DOOR AT RIGHT GALLEY BEGAN TO ARC AND HAD MOMENTARY FIRE. FOUND 20 AMP CURRENT LIMITER TRIPPED AND BURNT BUT NO CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE CREW REMOVED POWER FROM GALLEY AND LANDED IN WSAP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND GALLEY POWER WIRE’S RUBBING TOGETHER CAUSING ARCING. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED AND REPOSITION WIRE'S. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW DC8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL TEMP REVISION 20-17 PAGE 2 OF 3, DC8 20-50-1 CODE 1. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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