Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 9, 2015
Submitted
September 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
28,163 hours, 8,698 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
3250273030
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FIRE TEST, ENGINE NR 2 LOOP A INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND ENGINE NR 2, LOOP B TESTING GOOD. FOUND ENGINE NR 2 LOOP A FAN UPPER DETECTOR FAULT CYCLED SHIP POWER FAULT DID NOT RETURN DETERMINED TO BE INTERMITTENT FAULT IAW FIM 26-10, TASK 805. TESTED ENGINE FIRE DETECTION IAW AMM 26-11-00-710-801, GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. TSR ISSUED. PERFORMED INSP OF NR 2 ENG FIRE LOOPS AND WIRING CONNECTIONS FOUND WIRE ATTACHED TO FWD "TRANSPONDER" OF UPPER FAN CASE DETECTOR RUBBING ON EDGE SEAM OF STAINLESS STRUT BLANKET. EDGE SEAM WORN THRU WIRE INSULATION APPROXIMATELY 2 IN FROM TERMINAL CONNECTION TO POINT OF CONTACT WITH CONDUCTOR BUT CONDUCTOR WIRE/STRANDS ARE INTACT AND UNDAMAGED. REPAIRED WIRE INSULATION DAMAGE IAW AMM 26-11-01-211-801. NR 2 ENGINE FIRE DET SYS, OPS NORMAL, A & B LOOPS IAW AMM 26-11-00. ETOPS SIGNIF SYS, GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.