Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
June 27, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
CPAAA7015049
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) AIRBUS CANADA CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS PROJECT BD5-CA-53-0174 HAS BEEN OPENED TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING: AIRBUS CANADA SUPPLIER FOKKER ELMO HAS ISSUED A DISCLOSURE LETTER (AIRBUS CANADA REF DL4544) REPORTING THAT FOR CERTAIN HARNESSES LISTED BELOW, THE MINIMUM BEND RADIUS REQUIREMENT OF THE QUADRAX CABLE HAS NOT BEEN RESPECTED AT T-JUNCTIONS WITH A SMALL DIAMETER BRANCH-OUT. THE TYPE DESIGN REQUIRED RADIUS IS A MINIMUM 10X THE DIAMETER OF THE CABLE. FOR THE HARNESSES NOTED, A SHARP BEND HAS BEEN APPLIED, NOT RESPECTING THE BEND RADIUS OF 10X DIAMETER. UNTIL OTHERWISE DEMONSTRATED, IT IS ASSUMED THAT ALL BD-500-1A10 & -1A11 AIRCRAFT ARE AFFECTED. FOKKER ELMO PART NUMBERS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: CPAAA7015, CPATT7085, CPABA7017, CPCTZ7064. ++X++ (TC# 20190627018)

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