Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
73,369 hours, 21,367 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
L1 Door Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DOOR 1L SLIDE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SLIDE IS ARMED. TRIED ANOTHER LIGHT CAP NO HELP. COMPLIED WITH MEL CARD. VERIFIED LIGHT CAP WORKS AT OTHER LOCATION, FOUND WIRE SHORTED TO GROUND APPROX 2 OHMS, BETWEEN SPLICE SP50 AND W3582-A-PA, WITH OR WITHOUT DOOR ARMED. REPLACED S10214 PER MM.