Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 28, 2011
Submitted
May 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25158
Aircraft time
83,592 hours, 10,180 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Connector
Part number
794640
Condition
Contaminated
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 53 LEFT, DOOR 4 LEFT FWD. EXIT SIGN, DOOR 4 RIGHT AFT. EXIT SIGN, LOWER WALL ACROSS DOOR 4 LEFT, AND DOOR 4 GALLEY AREA LOWER WALL. FOUND WATER PUDDLING IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY MAT AT EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTION SHORTING LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER, LIGHTS CHECKED OK AT PRESENT TIME.