Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 11, 2007
Submitted
July 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26890
Aircraft time
46,078 hours, 5,586 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Engine time
28,423 hours, 3,655 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
61B43506044
Part serial
NA
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuel Control
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENG 4 DID SHUTDOWN AFTER FUEL CONTROL SWITCH PLACED IN CUTOFF POSITION. ENG 4 SHUTDOWN AFTER 45 SECONDS & FUEL CONT VALVE - ENG 4 C/B L13 POPPED ON P6-2 PANEL. *S/D* SFOMM FOUND WIRE W3506-460-18 CHAFED AND SHORTED TO GROUND. THIS WIRE IS LOCATED IN THE W3506 WIRING HARNESS (BOEING 747 IPC 71-50-00-03-200; BOEING P/N 61B43506-044. REPAIRED & SECURED THE WIRE HARNESS. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUN AND SHUTDOWN WERE NORMAL; C/B DID NOT POP.