Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 31, 2016
Submitted
February 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9404V
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53140
Aircraft time
65,416 hours, 32,004 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ODOR & BURNING SMELL WHILE WAITING TO BOARD ACFT. CREW STATED APU WAS TURNED OFF AFTER ELEC GND POWER ESTABLISHED. PACKS OFF PCA ATTACHED. NOTED SMOKE FROM APU COMPARTMENT. FOUND BURNT APU STARTER LEAD WIRE. REPLACED APU HARNESS IAW 49-40-03 & COALESCENT BAGS IAW 21-20-02. THE ACFT WAS GNDED.

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