Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
November 11, 2018
Submitted
November 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000226
Aircraft time
28,458 hours, 16,920 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Engine time
26,092 hours, 15,704 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
15E0404007
Part serial
ELD374
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 400
Part time
27,265 hours, 16,238 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER WITH AC AND DC BUS 1 FAIL AND AVNX MAU FAIL, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED THE APU WITH NO RAT DEPLOYMENT AND NO ENGINE ISSUES. LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. PERFORMED MX ENG RUNS WITH APU, IDG1 & IDG2 ONLINE. WHEN IDG2 & APU GENS TURNED OFF AND ONLY NR 1 GEN HANDLING THE LOAD, ALL A/C POWER WAS LOST WHEN ALL HYD PUMPS WERE RUNNING. RAN ENGINES AGAIN AND NOTICED NR 1 IDG WIRES FLUCTUATING KVA'S. SHUT NR 1 IDG OFF & RAN WITH NR 2 GEN & APU GEN ONLY WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. FOUND PHASE A WIRE SHORTED TO GROUND ON W8 HARNESS. VERIFIED W8 HARNESS PHASE A WIRE SHORTED. R&R W8 HARNESS IAW AMM 71-50-12/400. ALL ENG RUN OP CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS ARE GOOD. ALL ELECTRICAL CHECKS ARE GOOD. A/C IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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