Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 10, 2001
Submitted
August 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29242
Aircraft time
4,601 hours, 1,454 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 4 GAUGE COPPER WIRE DAMAGED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH E&E DOOR CONTACT. NR 4 GAUGE COPPER WIRE IS JUST TO THE RIGHT OF E&E DOOR OPENING TOWARDS THE FWD SIDE. APU POWER WIRE ETOPS CRITICAL SYSTEM. SPLICED IN FOOT LONG SECTION OF 4 GAUGE WIRE INTO APU POWER CABLE. SPLICE IS IN BUNDLE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE E&E DOOR, UNDER DOOR WHEN OPENED. OPS CHECK OK ON APU AND EXTERNAL POWER. REPLACED SPLICE BY E&E DOOR FOR WIRE W230-14 AND RAN NEW WIRE TO K114 EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR, RELUGGED. OPERATIONAL TESTS NORMAL.