What was found
DURING HYD OPS USING AUX PUMPS FOR FLT CNTRL RIGGING, FOUND NR 1 AUX HYD PUMP ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SHORTED CAUSING SPARKS AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE TO SURROUNDING AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED WIRINGS PER WDM 20-31-15.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2001
- Submitted
- August 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N584FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48436
- Aircraft time
- 32,712 hours, 6,078 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2923 · Hydraulic Pump, Auxiliary
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Aux Hyd Pump
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, A
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.