Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53452
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OAK - DURING 15K CHECK, ELECTRICAL POWER WAS TURNED ON AFTER OTHER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AND SMOKE WAS NOTED EMITTING FROM THE AFT SIDE OF THE LOWER EPC PANEL. INSPECTED THE LOWER AFT EPC PANEL AND FOUND CHAFED AND BURNED WIRES IN THE PANEL NEAR THE RT GEN AC POWER RELAY. REMOVED DAMAGED WIRES AND SPLICED 7 NEW 10AWG WIRES FROM THE RT GEN AC POWER RELAY THROUGH THE EPC PANEL TO THE GEN BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL PER ASA EA 2400-01045 AND BAC SWPM D6-54446. THE WIRING APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CHAFING ON THE EPC PANEL STRUCTURE DUE TO WIRES FLEXING EACH TIME THE GENERATOR BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WAS OPENED. REPOSITIONED AND RESECURED WIRING IN CLAMPS. (M)

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