Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 27, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
32,737 hours, 12,593 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - ATB - FLT 675 - DURING CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE CREW WAS AWARE OF THE HISTORY FOR THIS INDICATION AND DID NOT INITIATE AN IFSD. CREW RETURNED TO PHX. CRITICAL ALERT - 9505723 WAS INITIATED TO REPLACE LOOPS A & B FOR ENGINE 2 FAN, CORE AND PYLON SENSORS. PERFORM SHAKEDOWN OF WIRING AND CONNECTORS WHILE MONITORING RESISTANCE AT FIRE DETECTION UNIT 2, 2WD2/A-K AND L FOR LOOP A. ALSO LOOP B 2WD2/B - K & L. SEE ASM 26-12-00. PERFORM INSTALLATION TESTING AND RESTORE A/C TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 ENG CORE FIRE LOOP "B" WIRE HAS AN OPEN APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES BACK FROM THE CONNECTOR. REMOVED BAD WIRE AND RE-TERMINATED CORE FIRE LOOP

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