Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 30, 2004
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53063
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
BXS70188
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SEA BTB NON-ROUTINE LINE CHECK-SPARKS AND SMOKE NOTED COMING FROM OVERHEAD GRILL BETWEEN L1 DOOR AND FORWARD GALLEY. INSP REVEALED THAT A WIRE BUNDLE WAS CHAFING ON A PLENUM DUCT CLAMP, SOME OF THE WIRING WAS SHORTING ON CLAMP, AND HAD BURNED THROUGH 1 FOOT FORWARD OF S3-25 TERMINAL STRIP. IT WAS FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING BUNDLE HAD BEEN MIS-ROUTED, AND DUCT CLAMP HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING. REROUTED WIRING BUNDLE, ALSO REPLACED PLENUM DUCT AND CLAMP. OPS CHECKED OK.

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