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A technician reports fokker 100 passenger seat computer power port system installation wiring subjected to chaffing and abuse by under seat baggage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467474 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 467474 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Dispatched to aircraft for unrelated PIREP and PIREP stating 'power port cover missing 23A.' I saw unprotected power port feeder wire all along left and right cabin seat columns. I made maintenance entry and installed placard per MEL 25-25. This power port wiring -- as installed -- is subjected to chafing and abuse by under-seat baggage and by passenger. Hazards include 110V 400HZ electric shock and possible electrocution of passenger. Additionally, wiring cannot be subject to fluids as in seat tracks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN RPTS FOKKER 100 PAX SEAT COMPUTER PWR PORT SYS INSTALLATION WIRING SUBJECTED TO CHAFFING AND ABUSE BY UNDER SEAT BAGGAGE.
Narrative: DISPATCHED TO ACFT FOR UNRELATED PIREP AND PIREP STATING 'PWR PORT COVER MISSING 23A.' I SAW UNPROTECTED PWR PORT FEEDER WIRE ALL ALONG L AND R CABIN SEAT COLUMNS. I MADE MAINT ENTRY AND INSTALLED PLACARD PER MEL 25-25. THIS PWR PORT WIRING -- AS INSTALLED -- IS SUBJECTED TO CHAFING AND ABUSE BY UNDER-SEAT BAGGAGE AND BY PAX. HAZARDS INCLUDE 110V 400HZ ELECTRIC SHOCK AND POSSIBLE ELECTROCUTION OF PAX. ADDITIONALLY, WIRING CANNOT BE SUBJECT TO FLUIDS AS IN SEAT TRACKS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.