Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 9, 2009
Submitted
September 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28717
Aircraft time
48,877 hours, 5,825 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Cable
Part number
794640
Condition
Shorted
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. FOUND WATER PUDDLING IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY MAT AT EEL CONNECTOR SHORTING EEL LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER, REPLACED POWER FEEDER CABLE. EEL LIGHTS OPS CHECK NORMAL.