Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
October 21, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft time
26,288 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
EH19565
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AN APPARENT NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN VICINITY OF SEATS 19 DEF BY IN FLIGHT CREW AND PASSENGER. ODOR PERSISTED FOR APPROX 5 MIN AND STOPPED AT THE TIME WHEN INFLT VIDEO SYSTEM WAS SHUTDOWN. FOUND BROKEN WIRE IN THE HARNESS THAT RUNS FROM UNDER SEATS 18 DEF TO UNDER THE FLOOR. BROKEN WIRE CAPPED AND STOWED INSIDE HARNESS CONNECTOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INSTALLATION ERROR. THE WHITE WIRE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED UNDER TOO MUCH TENSION, AND WAS PULLED FROM THE BACK OF THE CONNECTOR. (TC NR 20071031009)

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