Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 28, 2009
Submitted
April 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26900
Aircraft time
44,068 hours, 5,349 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
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 LEFT. 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. FOUND WATER PUDDLING IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY FLOOR MAT AT EEL CONNECTIONS SHORTING EEL LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER AND REPLACED POWER FEEDER CABLES EEL LIGHTS, OPS CHECK NORMAL AT PRESENT TIME.