Narrative:

Flew aircraft in from atl and was scheduled to continue flight to lax. On preflight atl, noticed forward ceiling lights for cabin circuit breaker popped. Reset circuit breaker without incident. Upon arrival in msy, so noted #2 engine oil quantity dropped 1 1/2 gals on flight leg. Although it was just above dispatch level, so suggested it be topped off prior 3+ hour leg to lax. Person servicing aircraft found oil cap off and dangling by its retainer chain. Then also at gate sparks came out of ceiling lights and popped circuit breaker. Maintenance found wire insulation had worn off wires and was arcing to metal bracket above ceiling over rows xx and yy. Then APU died at gate for no apparent reason. First 2 discrepancies fixed and APU put on mco (maintenance carry over).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 FLC RPTS THAT THEIR ACFT HAD SEVERAL MAINT DISCREPANCIES AND PROC PROBS.

Narrative: FLEW ACFT IN FROM ATL AND WAS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE FLT TO LAX. ON PREFLT ATL, NOTICED FORWARD CEILING LIGHTS FOR CABIN CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARR IN MSY, SO NOTED #2 ENG OIL QUANTITY DROPPED 1 1/2 GALS ON FLT LEG. ALTHOUGH IT WAS JUST ABOVE DISPATCH LEVEL, SO SUGGESTED IT BE TOPPED OFF PRIOR 3+ HR LEG TO LAX. PERSON SVCING ACFT FOUND OIL CAP OFF AND DANGLING BY ITS RETAINER CHAIN. THEN ALSO AT GATE SPARKS CAME OUT OF CEILING LIGHTS AND POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAINT FOUND WIRE INSULATION HAD WORN OFF WIRES AND WAS ARCING TO METAL BRACKET ABOVE CEILING OVER ROWS XX AND YY. THEN APU DIED AT GATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIRST 2 DISCREPANCIES FIXED AND APU PUT ON MCO (MAINT CARRY OVER).

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.