Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
September 29, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22887
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LGA - FLT 2984 - EN ROUTE FROM JAX-LGA, AT FL310, FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOR THREE SECONDS. BOTH GENERATORS NEVER TRIPPED, JUST ALL ELECTRICAL WENT OUT. STANDBY POWER WORKED FINE. BOTH AUTOPILOTS DISENGAGED AND PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES IN THE P5 OVERHEAD PANEL CHAFED. REPAIRED WIRES PER STANDARD PRACTICES MANUAL AND REROUTED WIRE BUNDLE. RAN ENGINES. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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