SDR AALA960135

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53083
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Acm Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ORD - DURING MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR AN INOPERATIVE LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE COOLING FAN PREVIOUSLY PLACARDED INOP AT DFW/24, FOUND COOLING FAN WIRE BUNDLE SHORTED AND BURNED DUE TO CHAFING AT FIRST CLAMP AND BRACKET. REPLACED LT ACM COOLING FAN, REPLACED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND REPAIRED WIRE BUNDLE BY REPLACING WIRE FROM P1-173 CONNECTOR TO FIRST SPLICE. OPERATED LT ACM WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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