Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 8, 2010
Submitted
July 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
15,504 hours, 4,541 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Part number
286A2218
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

WITH TRIM AIR SWITCH ON PACKS DRIVE FULL COLD. WORKED OK WITH TRIM AIR OFF. VISUAL CHECK OF WIRES FROM CONN D90 TO GD506 FOUND WIRE W2218 5505 20 LOOSE IN GROUND BLOCK. RE-SEATED GROUND WIRE IN BLOCK AND OHM CHECK WAS STEADY 12.6 OHMS AT PIN 4&5 OF D90 TO GROUND. BONDING STRAP AT P5 17 WAS SECURE AND CHECKED GOOD. OPS CHECK OF PACKS GOOD.