Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 11, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26900
Aircraft time
47,886 hours, 5,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Connector
Part number
794640
Condition
Saturated
Location
Emergency Lights
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 LIGHTS VERY DIM SEAT ROWS 45 THRU 51 LT, DOOR 4 LT FWD. EXIT SIGN, DOOR 4 RT AFT EXIT SIGN, LOWER WALL EMERGENCY LIGHT ACROSS DOOR 4 LT, AND DOOR 4 GALLEY AREA LOWER WALL EMERGENCY LIGHT. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA ON 84XX ACFT. FOUND WATER PUDDLING IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY MAT AT EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR SHORTING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER, EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CK NORMAL AT PRESENT TIME.