Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 26, 2003
Submitted
November 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23856
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Melted
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO CLT, AT 1,500 FT, ENTIRE FIRE CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATED & ALL FIRE BELLS SOUNDED EXCEPT FOR APU. CREW ALSO RECEIVED A LT WING BODY OVERHEAT INDICATION. CREW COULD NOT SILENCE BELLS OR EXTINGUISH LIGHTS. CABIN CREW VERIFIED NO SMOKE PRESENT, NOTED CABIN LIGHTS BLINKING. FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINT FOUND WIRE BUNDLES MELTED & BURNED BEHIND EQUIPMENT RACK E3. REWIRED BUNDLES PER SWPM & EA NR 94861. OPS CHECKED ENG FIRE WARNING SYS PER MM & APU FIRE WARNING SYS PER MM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM PER MM & WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM PER MM. ALL OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. ALSO, R & R FAULTY FIRE DETECT MODULE, PER MM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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