Service difficulty report · Cable Splice · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24380
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Cable Splice
Part number
2771611
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1500
Part time
30,722 hours
Component
Amp
Stage of operation
IN
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

3/8/97 MECHANIC DISCOVERED HEAT DAMAGED NR 1 APU GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE SPLICES. SPLICES INSTALLED AT FACTORY. DURING C-CHECK, SPLICES COMMON TO APU GENERATOR NR 2 WERE FOUND TO HAVE SIMILAR DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED BY SPLIT INSULATION AND MELTED SPACERS. ALL SPLICES (6 TOTAL) WERE REPLACED AND REPLACED INSULATION AT OAK. OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.