Service difficulty report · Harness · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
November 11, 1999
Submitted
May 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25105
Part
Harness
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX-ATB OF F500 DUE TO MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PDX. PDX MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A FAILURE OF THE WIRE BUNDLE INSULATION AT BS 410, WL 203, RBL 58 (BEHIND LINER IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT OF E/E BULKHEAD AND FORWARD OF THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR). MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRING ON A/C 772. THERE WERE NO SYSTEM PROBLEMS FOUND DURING THE REPAIR OR SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHECKS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WIRING TO OVERLOAD. EO 2400-01047 WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE 737-400 FLEET WITH NO EVIDENT SYSTEM FINDINGS. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE DISCREPANCY ON A/C 772 WAS AN ISOLATED OCCURANCE OF WIRE CHAFING. (M)

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