Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 9, 2005
Submitted
December 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23669
Aircraft time
53,525 hours, 31,576 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Wire
Condition
Arced
Location
Lt Pitot Heat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPT UPPER LT PITOT HEAT CB AT P13-3 C1 INSIDE WIRE ARCED TO GROUND WHEN OPENING PANEL FOR INSPECTION. WIRES BURNT THRU AND SEPERATED AT P18-3 C1 CIRCUIT BREAKER DUE TO WIRE W18-217 BEING ROUTED INCORRECTLY AND CHAFING THRU PROTECTIVE COVER OVER TIME ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL FRAME EDGE. WIRE WAS REPAIRED PER GNMM 2-0-21-001 AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DAMAGE WAS STRICTLY DUE TO IMPROPER ROUTING/CHAFE PROTECTION OF WIRE W18-217 TO ADJACENT STRUCTURE. 3 OTHER UAL 737 AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE WIRE W18-217 ROUTED CORRECTLY WITH ONE (N925UA) HAVING MINOR CHAFING REQUIRING ANTI-CHAFING SLEEVE INSTALLATION. NOTE THAT LOCATION IS AT P18 PANEL NOT P13 AS SHOWN IN 'DEFECT & CORRECTI