Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 3, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft time
53,204 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
LD
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) AT ARRIVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT C/B 2LW ON CABIN OVERHEAD PANEL 5001VE WAS OUT. WHEN C/B WAS RESET FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, MAJOR SPARKLING WAS NOTED AT THE FWD RT PASSENGER/CREW DOOR. THE SPARKS WERE CONCENTRATED NEAR THE MAIN INTERIOR DOOR OPERATING HANDLE. WHEN TRIM WAS REMOVED FROM THE DOOR, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MAIN WIRE BUNDLE FOR THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND ARCED AT ONE LOCATION. IT APPEARED THAT A GROMMET WHERE THE HARNESS GOES THROUGH THE STRUCTURE WAS ADRIFT AND THE HARNESS WAS CHAFING ON THE STRUCTURE. THE GROMMET HAD SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT A CLAMP WAS MISSING THAT SECURES THE HARNESS TO STRUCTURE, CLOSE TO GROMMET. REFER TO ITEM NR 190 FOR AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. GROMMET AND WIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FLEET CAMPAIGN WAS CALLED.

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