Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 1, 2011
Submitted
September 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28717
Aircraft time
56,869 hours, 6,732 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Feeder Cable
Part number
794640
Condition
Saturated
Location
Cabin
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 EEL LIGHTS INOP SEAT ROWS 45 THRU 53 LEFT, DOOR 4 LEFT FWD EXIT SIGN, DOOR 4 RIGHT AFT EXIT SIGN, LOWER WALL EEL ACROSS DOOR 4 LEFT, AND DOOR 4 GALLEY AREA LOWER WALL EEL. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA ON 84XX AIRCRAFT. FOUND WATER PUDDLING UNDER GALLEY MAT SHORTING OUT LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER AND REPLACED FEEDER CABLE. LIGHTS OPS CHECK NORMAL AT THIS TIME.