Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
February 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24384
Aircraft time
73,593 hours, 9,165 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Eec
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 "EEC GRD TEST ENG" CIRCUIT BREAKER ON PANEL P414, GRID D22 POPS WHEN NR 2 EEC TEST SWITCH IS SELECTED TO TEST ON THE COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANEL. ENGINE REPLACED. FOUND W1 & W2 HARNESS SHORTED AND CAUSING CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO POP.