Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 25, 2007
Submitted
March 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
435
Aircraft time
44,457 hours, 16,244 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Unknown
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

FOUND SHORTED WIRE BETWEEN SEC AND ACTUATOR. [SUP 05-16-07] FLT RTBL WITH EFCS TEST 1 FAILURE MESSAGE. EFCS FAULTED SEC 2. INITIALLY SWAPPED SEC 2 WITH SEC 3 TO DETERMINE IF FAULT WAS WITH THE SEC UNIT ITSELF. POST SWAP OPS CHECK FAILED, SO STARTED TO PERFORM RESISTANCE CHECKS ON CONNECTORS PER TSM. FOUND SEC 2 PIN 15D HAD 8 OHM RESISTANCE WITH GROUND AND TSM SPECIFIES THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD AT LEAST 100 MEGAOHM. UNWRAPPED WIRING BUNDLE FOR RT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD SERVO AND FOUND RED WIRE 5954-PF20 TO BE SHORTING UNDERNEATH THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FORWARD MOST FLOORBOARD. REPAIRED WIRE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SPLICE.

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