Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 16, 2013
Submitted
February 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25018
Aircraft time
72,020 hours, 26,680 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STRONG BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT AND FIRST CLASS. FOUND LEFT RUNWAY TURNOFF SW SHORTED AND WIRE TERMINAL BURNED OFF. WIRE SPLICED AT PIN 3 OF S1 P5 PANEL LIGHTING CONTROL, WIRE LOCATED BETWEEN CONNECTOR D3 501 TO SWITCH S1. REPLACED LEFT RUNWAY TURN OFF SW ON P5 LIGHTING PANEL. WIRE SPLICED AT PIN 3 OF S1 P5 PANEL LIGHTING CONTROL, WIRE LOCATED BETWEEN CONNECTOR D3 501 TO SWITCH S1 PER WD 33-42-21 PAGE 1.