What was found
(CAN)APU START GROUNDING LEAD LOOSE AT TERMINAL POST OF GROUNDING BRACKET CAUSING ARCING ELONGATION OF HOLE ON BRACKET. ONE TERMINAL LEAD BURNED. CORROSION AROUND HOLE MAY HAVE CAUSED BAD CONTACT.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 75728A
- Engine
- Rroyce
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Ground Lead
- Part number
- W1002001410
- Condition
- Burnt
- Location
- Apu Start
- Part time
- 20,086 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.