Service difficulty report · Connector · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
October 22, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Aircraft time
54,222 hours
Engine
Rroyce DART5342
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3456L3273P
Condition
Shorted
Location
Boost Pump
Component
Connector Ms345 · MS3456L327
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

(CAN) DURING GROUND HANDLING THE LT FUEL BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT WAS OBSERVED TO BE ILLUMINATED WITH THE A/C NOT POWERED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PROBLEM WAS LOCATED IN THE PL3 WING ROOT CONNECTOR. AN INTERNAL SHORT WAS ALLOWING THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT SEE POWER FROM THE LP FUEL COCK CIRCUIT. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCCURENCE OF A SIMILAR TYPE DEFECT AT THE SAME CONECTOR LOCATION. THE CONNECTOR IS INSTALLED IAW STC SA-0059.