Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 19, 2014
Submitted
December 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
48,659 hours, 19,128 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT FUEL TANK 1 PUMP INOPERATIVE. LOW PRESS IN CLIMB WITH 2.6 IN RT WING TANK. FOUND PUMP TRIPPING THE CB, REPLACED NR 1 RT FUEL PUMP IAW AMM 28-21-51, NO HELP. PUMP DOES NOT OPERATE WITH SWITCH ON. REPLACED 18QA CONNECTOR, 54QA CONNECTOR & CB 2QA. NO HELP. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND OPENS IN WIRING BETWEEN 18QA PINS 1 & 5 TO 22QA C & B. SUSPECT OPEN IN WIRING BAD IN CHANNEL FROM PUMP CONNECTOR. FOUND WIRES BURNED AT 90 DEGREE BEND WHERE HARNESS ENTERS WIRE HOUSING AT WING SKIN IAW COA 404500 FIG 2 SHEET 2. REPLACED FUEL 106589 PUMP HARNESS BETWEEN 22QA CONNECTOR & JUNCTION BOX 4070VN & SPLICED IAW COA 404500 STEP 4 B 2 >I. FUEL PUMP OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.

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