Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AC
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48063
Part
Wire
Part number
3917032513
Condition
Failed
Location
Elec Eq Comp
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR CENTER FUEL TANK AFT BOOST PUMP POPPED AND ALL FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES WENT BLANK AT TAKEOFF. BOTH A AND B CHANNELS WERE BLANK. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET, BUT IT POPPED AGAIN. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR FUEL QUANTITY POWER TRANSFER WAS PULLED AND RESET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MAIN AC BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER (B1-739) BAD AND A BURNT BUSING CABLE B7-5. THE CABLE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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