Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 6, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28811
Aircraft time
48,364 hours, 5,883 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire
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 INOPERATIVE. 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 ACFT. FOUNDED ELECTRICAL RIBBON CABLE IN A SMELLY INFESTED WET-SWAMP LIKE AREA UNDER RUBBER FLOOD MAT. DRIED AREA. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR & SECURED BACK TO FLOOR IAW IPC. CHECKS NORMAL.