Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23748
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHX - APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM AIRPORT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE SMOKE ALARM FOR THE AFT RIGHT LAVATORY WENT OFF AND WAS HEARD IN COCKPIT BY FLIGHT CREW. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED LAVATORY. NO FIRE BUT COULD SMELL SMOKE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC OF POSSIBLE ONBOARD FIRE. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT MET FLIGHT UPON LANDING. AFTER PARKING AT GATE FIRST OFFICER INSPECTED LAVATORY, NO SMOKE ONLY ELECTRICAL SMELL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT GALLEY WORK LIGHT WIRES SHORTED TO GROUND (BARE WIRE AT ONE OF THE TERMINALS). INSTALLED HEAT SHRINK TO BARE WIRE. INSTALLED NEW LAMPS. BRIGHT OPERATION NORMAL. ODOR NO LONGER PRESENT.

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