Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
December 15, 2008
Submitted
March 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77080
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
626
Aircraft time
43,790 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Torque Limiter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA INFLIGHT - CREW REPORTED NUMBER ONE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR FAULT. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND CONNECTOR TO PITCH TORQUE LIMITER LEVEL WITH A BROKEN WIRE. WIRE ON PIN B OF 19CAA WAS FOUND CORRODED AND BROKEN AT PLUG BACKSHELL. REPAIRED WIRE AND REPLACED CONNECTOR AND RELAYS 319CCH AND 3207CC1. ALSO, REPLACED CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER PITCH TRIM SWITCHES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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