Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 21, 2010
Submitted
September 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145463
Aircraft time
22,721 hours, 18,575 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,717 hours, 15,132 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
W407001220
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO MKE THE CREW REPORTED AN E1 FIRE DETECT FAIL MESSAGE. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED, E1 WAS STILL RUNNING WITH ALL PARAMETERS AT NORMAL LEVELS AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY FIRE CREWS ON THE GROUND AND NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE WITH NONE FOUND. THE CREW SHUT DOWN E1 AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FAULT TO A SHORTED WIRE W407-0012-20 IN THE W407 HARNESS. THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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