Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737400

Difficulty date
April 24, 2018
Submitted
April 27, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N496CS
Make and model
Boeing 737400
Aircraft serial
29203
Aircraft time
45,520 hours, 28,506 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WIRING DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED ON AN OVERHAULED APU. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE WIRING DEFECTS ON THE APU THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FOUND IN POOR CONDITION. INCORRECT AND DANGEROUS SPLICES HAD BEEN FITTED WITH LOOSE & UNPROTECTED WIRES PROTRUDING FROM VARIOUS SPLICES. ALSO A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY WITH OPEN CONNECTIONS ON IT AND TRACES OF ADHESIVE WERE OBSERVED ON THE LARGE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THE APU WAS OVERHAULED BY ALPHA AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INC, MIAMI, USA. REFERENCE FAA 8130-3 #25049. ACTION TAKEN: NRC #11923-0793 WAS RAISED TO CAPTURE, INVESTIGATE AND RECTIFY THE DEFECTS.

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