Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7372U9

Difficulty date
November 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372U9
Aircraft serial
22575
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Flow
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

BOTH F/F INDICATORS STARTED FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 500-4000 PPH ON CLIMBOUT. CONTINUED THROUGHOUT REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. FOUND WIRE CHAFED AT F/F TRANSMITTER OF NR 1 ENG. REPAIRED AND REPOSITIONED WIRES TO PREVENT FURTHER CHAFING, OPS CK GOOD ON HI PWR ENG RUN. A/C HAS SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF WIRE REPAIR ON LT & RT ENG.

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