SDR WX0A070959

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 9, 2011
Submitted
October 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N891GA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49423
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED, ON POWER UP ON TAKEOFF, SPARKS CAME OUT OF OVERHEAD PANEL. ALSO HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND SPARKS NEAR AIR CONDITIONING PANEL. MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL CORRECTED AS FOLLOWS, REMOVED AND REPLACED BURNED CONNECTOR REF SWPM 20-50-04. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED CABIN TEMP IND REF AMM 21-62-01. FOUND SEVERAL WIRES DAMAGED GOING TO TERMINAL BLOCK S3-56 AND S3-57. REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRES IAW SWPM 20-10-03, ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECK OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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