Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 3, 2018
Submitted
February 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
39,881 hours, 11,931 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 MAIN TANK, AFT LOW PRESSURE ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE WITH 8500 LBS OF FUEL IN THE NR 1 MAIN TANK. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WIRING CHECKS IAW TSR 701389 AND FOUND W1136-3601B-16 CHAFED CAUSING ARCING BY D70 CONNECTOR ON THE NR 1 TANK AFT BOOST PUMP. REPAIRED THE WIRE W1136-3601B-16 IAW WDM 28-23-11 AND SWPM 20-10-15. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND VERIFICATION CHECK IAW AMM 28-22-00-730-801 FOR THE PUMP.