Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A330*

Difficulty date
April 8, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330*
Aircraft time
40,365 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211*
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AMCU NR1 J1 PORT SHORTED OUT. DURING POWER UP OF SEATS 1-9 IN SEQUENCE, ONCE ARRIVING AT SEAT 5A THE J1 PORT IN THE AMCU TRIPPED OFF DUE TO A POWER OVERLOAD. CAUSE OF THE POWER OVERLOAD WAS DUE TO A MISWIRED HARNESS BETWEEN SEAT 4A AND 5A. THE HARNESS WAS METERED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NEUTRAL WIRE WAS CARRYING A 115 VOLT LOAD BECAUSE THE HARNESS WAS MISPINNED WHICH IN TURN SHORTED OUT J1 PORT OF THE SECOND AMCU NR1.