SDR WRLA200420

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 5, 2004
Submitted
May 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48519
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit Panel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT N273WA DEPARTED KSEA TO RKSO (OSAN-KOREA) AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS ACRID SMELL WAS DETECTED AND INTERMITTENT FUMES WERE NOTICED JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO THE CREW BUNK ,NEAR THE AFT C/B PANEL, AND NEAR THE COCKPIT ENTRY AREA, THE CREW MADE DECISION TO DIVERT THE AIRCRAFT TO RJTY (YOKOTA), AT RJTY FOUND WIRES OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY CHARGER IN COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANEL CHAFFED AND BURNT,REPAIRED WIRES IAW SWP 20-10-03 THE SYSTEM CHECKED OK, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RJTY TO OSAN AND BEFOR LANDING ON OSAN THE ACRID RESURFACED FOLLOWED BY A POPPING OF THE COCKPIT DOOR LOCK C/B,ITEM ENTRED ON MEL, AT KSEA REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COCPIT DOOR LOCK SOLENOID

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