Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
February 24, 2006
Submitted
March 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23958
Aircraft time
51,756 hours, 27,752 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Wire
Condition
Exposed
Location
Boost Pump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE NR 1 AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP WIRING WAS FOUND CHAFED THROUGH PLASTIC SHEATHING AND INTO WIRING INSULATION WITH BARE WIRING EXPOSED IN THREE AREAS DURING INSPECTION MANDATED BY AD99-21-15 ON UAL JIC 2S124. REPLACED WIRE ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED PER AD 99-21-15. CONFIRMED CHAFING OF THE TEFLON SLEEVING AND THE OUTER INSULATION OF THE BLUE WIRE WITH NO VISIBLE EXPOSED (BARE) CENTER CONDUCTOR