Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 13, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53246
Aircraft time
51,639 hours, 33,999 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED SEVERE SHOCK WHILE STANDING IN THE FWD GALLEY. GALLEY LIGHT ON LT WAS TOUCHING METAL BY THE OVENS, RT WAS RESTING ON METAL ON OPPOSITE SIDE, IN A BRACE POSITION BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF FWD GALLEY & FOUND FWD GALLEY NOT GNDED & 11-12 VAC ON ANY METAL GALLEY PART WHEN GALLEY POWER IS APPLIED. FOUND FWD GALLEY CONNECTOR XP-1 NOT FULLY SECURED. REATTACHED PLUG IAW AMM 20-50-04 & 20-10-18. GALLEY IS NOW GNDED, NO VAC FOUND ON METAL PARTS WITH GALLEY POWER ON. GALLEY OPERATIONS NORMAL IAW CMM 25-38-321.

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