Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
March 22, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7283U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21561
Aircraft time
61,572 hours, 35,437 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C-CHECK, APPROXIMATELY 20 WIRES WERE FOUND DAMAGED (INSULATION COMPLETELY GONE) WITH BARE WIRE EXPOSED. LOCATION: INSIDE THE INBOARD L/E EDGE FLAP ON THE RT WING ABOVE THE ANTI ICING DUCT, ABOVE NR 2 & 3 TANK TO ENGINE FUEL MANIFOLD VALVES. EVIDENCE OF ARCING BETWEEN WIRES. FLUX VALVE WIRING WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DAMAGED WIRES WERE REMOVED AND APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES OF NEW WIRES WERE SPLICED IN. SUSPECT POSSIBLE SKYDROL DAMAGE TO WIRES IN THIS AREA.