Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 7, 2014
Submitted
April 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
439
Aircraft time
66,274 hours, 25,059 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

REF 2 SVC EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL TEST MSG DISPLAYED WHEN TEST FAILED. ATA 33-51-38 EXT LOADS FWD L. TESTED AT EPSU, STILL FAILED. ALSO FAILED WITH TESTER CONNECTED AT EACH FWD SLIDE. RANG WIRING FROM 2871VC ON DOOR 1L TO GND & NO GND FOUND. BETWEEN 2871VC A & EPSU T ARE OK. 2870VC A TO EPSU F & B TO GND ARE OK. WIRE REPAIR ACP OF WIRE 3351-5109 IN FWD LT ENTRY DOOR HINGE AREA, SPLICE WIRE IAW ESPM 20-53-21 IAW AWM 33-51-04 BETWEEN 2819VC & 2871VC, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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