Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
December 16, 2003
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
43,621 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/A NOTICED SPARK FROM OXYGEN PNL. A/C REMAINED IN SERV SEVERAL DAYS. UPON INSPECT, WIRE BUNDLE DIRECTLY ABOVE LAV "E" SMOKE DETECT FOUND CHAFFED ON SMOKE DETECT. INSPECT FOUND ROUTING OF WIRE BUNDLE WITH LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN BUNDLE AND DETECTOR AND REPEAT OF INCIDENT WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES COULD BE LIKELY. WIRED BUNDLE RECEIVES IT'S POWER FROM 2000 C/B PANEL AND SUPPLIES PWR TO AFT CARGO LOADING SYS, AFT DRAIN MAST AND VARIOUS RIBBON HEATERS, ETC. FEW A/C WERE INSPECTED 401, 408, 410, 219, 224 HERE. NO A/C HAD WIRE BUNDLE TOUCHING SMOKE DETECTOR. HOWEVER, DISTANCE BETWEEN BUNDLE AND SMOKE DETECTOR IS NEVER SAME. NOTICED FLEXIBLE EXTRACT DUCT IS NEVER INSTALLED SAME WAY.

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