Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 14, 2012
Submitted
January 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
50,024 hours, 5,915 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Connector
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 IN GALLEY AREA UNDER GALLEY MAT AT EEL CONNECTOR SHORTING EEL LIGHTS. DRIED AREA OF WATER, EEL LIGHTS OPS CK NORMAL AT PRESENT TIME.