Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 13, 2010
Submitted
April 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26901
Aircraft time
51,497 hours, 6,179 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Emergency Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 INOP. SEAT ROWS 45 THRU 53 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 . THIS IS A REPEDITIVE PROBLEM IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA ON 84XX ACFT. FOUND WATER PUDDLING IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY MAT AT EMERGENCY CONNECTOR SHORTING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER, REPLACED POWER FEEDER CABLE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK NORMAL AT PRESENT TIME.