Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A310300

Difficulty date
December 19, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310300
Aircraft time
51,089 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Wire
Part number
34440058
Condition
Burned
Location
Air Collision
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED TCAS AND RA FAILURE FLAGS ON BOTH IVSI’S DURING FLIGHT. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING TCAS FAILURE, SEVERAL BURNED WIRES WERE DISCOVERED IN A BUNDLE LOCATED BEHIND THE ATC1 AND TCA RACK (500VU). THE WIRE SUSPECTED OF CAUSING THE DAMAGE IS THE TCAS POWER SUPPLY WIRE 3444-0058 BETWEEN CONNECTOR 221VC AND TERMINAL BOARD 1487VT MODULE AND PIN A. (REF A-310 AWM 34-44-01 PG 003 SHEET 1). ALL DAMAGED WIRES WERE REPLACED, CONNECTORS VERIFIED AND AS PRECAUTION AND MFG RECOMMENDATION THE TCAS PROCESSOR AND TCAS POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT BREAKER WERE REPLACED. (TC NR 20061227001)

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