Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft time
61,342 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Garrtt
Component part number
GTC8590
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) JUST PRIOR TO ENGINE START AT AN OUTBASE, THE A/C APU SHUT DOWN ON ITS OWN. GROUND EQUIPMENT WAS USED TO POWER AND START THE A/C, AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED. AT THE TERMINATING BASE, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND 2 WIRES AT THE APU THAT HAD CHAFED AND SHORTED AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.