Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
August 24, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft time
60,374 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211524B402
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
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) APU FAILS TO START, NO ROTATION. AIRCRAFT RELEASED PER MEL 49-00-01. BLEED AIR VALVE CONFIRMED CLOSED. CHECKED CURRENT LIMITER AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. RERACKED ECU, NO FIX. AIRCRAFT REQUIRED TO HAVE A JET START AND GPU AT ALL STATIONS. FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING REVEALED A DAMAGED TERMINAL LUG ON STATER HARNESS, MOST PROBABLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE NUTS SECURING THE TERMINAL BECAME LOOSE AND CREATED AN OVERHEAT AT THAT POINT. APU STARTER HARNESS ASSY WAS REPLACED AND APU OPERATIONAL CHECK CARRIED OUT PER AMM 49-41-04.