Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
March 13, 2000
Submitted
March 13, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733A
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
23466
Aircraft time
27,845 hours, 2,818 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
58782
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SECTION OF TRACK LIGHTING JUST AFT OF OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS INOP. FOUND RIVET DEBRIS IN TRACK LIGHTING CHANNEL THAT DAMAGED THE TRACK LIGHTING ELECTRICAL CABLE TRACK ASSY. REPLACED SAME AND ASSOCIATED PARTS AND OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. SOURCE OR HOW LONG RIVET DEBRIS WAS PRESENT IS UNKNOWN. IT WAS TRAPPED UNDER TRACK LIGHTING STRIP AND WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL SAME REMOVED.