Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 5, 2009
Submitted
February 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Aircraft time
74,076 hours, 8,305 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Cable
Part number
784455
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY EXIT EEL LIGHTS INOP SEAT ROWS 45 THRU 53, DOOR 4 LEFT FWD EXIT SIGN, DOOR 4 RIGHT AFT EXIT SIGN, LOWER WALL EEL ACROSS DOOR 4 LEFT, AND DOOR 4 GALLEY AREA LOWER WALL EEL. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA ON 84XX AIRCRAFT COMING OUT OF INTERIOR MODIFICATION. T/S AND FOUND WATER UNDER GALLEY MAT SHORTING POWER FEEDER CABLE. DRIED AREA OF WATER AND REPLACED POWER FEEDER CABLE. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.