Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49187
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Oxygen Syst
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

AT 20,000 FT THE PSU OXY MASKS DROPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CABIN. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO HAVE DROPPED. FOUND WIRE W638K20 OF OXYGEN MASK CIRCUIT BREAKER SHORTED INTO FWD LAV PUMP 115 VOLT WIRES UNDER THE FORWARD LAVATORY. REPAIRED WIRING UNDER THE FWD LAV CABINET. CHECK-C 2-22-99 MCI.

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