Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft time
3,134 hours
Engine
Iae V2530A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Buffet/Galleys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WIRE DAMAGE IN COMPARTMENT 2411, DAMAGED OVEN WIRES IN GALLEY 5, COMPARTMENT 2408. WIRES FOR ALL OVENS IN GALLEY 5 ARE COLLECTED TOGETHER AND ROUTED THROUGH THIS COMPARTMENT 2408. O/NIGHT CREWS PERFORM AN OVEN FIT CHECK IN COMPARTMENT 2411 WITH SIMULATED 0.5 INCH THICK X 3 INCH LONG X 1 INCH WIDE RUBSTRIP MOUNTED TO SIDE WALL OF THIS COMPT JUST IN FRONT OF WIRE BUNDLE IN THIS COMPT. BECAUSE IN LATEST PROPOSED REVISION OF MFG SB THEY ARE PROPOSING TO INSTALL RUB STRIPS IN BOTH COMPARTMENTS 2408 AND 2411. ONLY VALIDATED THE RUBSTIP FIT CHECK IN COMPARTMENT 2408, WHERE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING.

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