Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 727260

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727260
Aircraft time
40,415 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Pack Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING START UP, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT AC PACK WATER SEPARATOR CB POPPED FOLLOWED BY A PACK TRIP. A BURNING ODRO WAS SENSED. ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE BEGAN INSPECTION AND COCKPIT LIGHTING BEGAN TO FLICKER. COCKPIT WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE. NR 10 AND NR 11 MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND BATTERY POWER TURNED OFF. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CARRIED OUT AND A WIRE BUNDLE IN THE PACK AREA WAS INSPECTED. A WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE HOT CAUSING THE UNSERVICEABILITY. ONCE ALL THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN FORWARDED, WILL UPDATE THIS SDR.