Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 747438

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747438
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Indicator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(AUS) CENTRE WING TANK DAISY CHAIN HARNESS DAMAGED. HARNESS CONTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL GASH ON THE OUTER INSULATION AND INTO THE SHIELD. THE HARNESS HAD ALSO BEEN SHARPLY KINKED AND WEAKENED IN TWO OTHER LOCATIONS. SUSPECT HARNESS DAMAGED DURING PREVIOUS TANK ENTRY. (CASA# 510001471)