Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
October 22, 2010
Submitted
October 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17185
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500922
Aircraft time
9,163 hours, 5,593 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
14526919403
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu Generator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING MAINTENANCE THE APU GENERATOR WIRE WAS FOUND BURNED UNDER THE CARGO FLOOR. THE WIRE WAS BURNED AT THE MANUFACTURE SPLICE WHERE THE WIRE CHANGES FROM COPPER TO ALUMINUM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRE WHICH RUNS FROM LEFT POWER CONTROL BOX IN THE COCKPIT TO THE APU GENERATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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