Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 5, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26928
Aircraft time
32,484 hours, 5,038 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Wire
Condition
Frayed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PANEL OPENED AT POTABLE WATER COMPRESSOR IN AFT BULK PIT. FOUND WIRING AND CONNECTOR TO COMPRESSOR FRYED. FOUND COMPRESSOR NOT RUNNING AND VERY HOT. ON AUGUST 1, LAX CLEANED COMPRESSOR ELEC CONNECTOR TO CLEAR W/U FOR LOW H2O PRESS. REPEAT W/U ON AUG 4, SFO REPLACED COMPRESSOR AND REPLACED CONNECTOR. STILL NO HELP, DEFERRED TO DEN. COMPRESSOR REPLACED AGAIN AUG 6. NO SUBSEQUENT W/U'S TO DATE. FINDINGS FOR COMPRESSEOR REMOVED AUG 6: WILL NOT BUILD PRESSURE. VALVE DAMAGED. NUT, O-RINGS AND BEARINGS WORN. REPLACED ALL WORN AND DEFECTIVE PARTS AS NOTED, ASSEMBLED AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OEM SPECIFICATIONS.