Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 21, 2006
Submitted
October 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25389
Aircraft time
63,382 hours, 10,255 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Qty
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

RIGHT WING T/E, WS 410, RIGHT MAIN FUEL QUANTITY WIRE BUNDLE FOR CONNECTOR, AFT SHELL CORRODED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE CORROSION WAS LIMITED TO THE CN1156 -4 CONNECTOR, HOWEVER, WHILE REMOVING THE CONNECTOR BACK SHELL, THE BACKSHELL BROKE APART INTO SEVERAL PIECES DUE CORRS DAMAGE. REMOVED DAMAGED CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED USING CINCH KIT CN1156-KB1 IAW CINCH SB CN1156-28- 02 AND UA-EVA-60584. INSTALLED CONNECTOR PER BAC CHAPTER 20. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM