Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 19, 2010
Submitted
August 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
44,657 hours, 5,322 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Feeder Cable
Part number
794640
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 LIGHTS INOP: ALL LEFT E ZONE ROW 45-53, L4 DOOR FWD EXIT SIGN, L4 DOOR AFT EXIT SIGN, BOTH MID GALLEY WALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS. FOUND WATER PUDDLING IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY MAT AT EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR SHORTING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER. REPLACED POWER FEEDER CABLE. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA ON 84XX ACFT.