Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 14, 2017
Submitted
February 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49644
Aircraft time
75,046 hours, 56,546 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Cooling Fan
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT, THE RIGHT AC BUSS B PHASE SENSING CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WITH AN ASSOCIATED SMOKE ODOR. THE PANEL WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND SECURED LOOSE WIRES FOR THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER COOLING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER. REPLACED THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER CIRCUIT BREAKER AND BUS BAR. THE AC BUSS CONTROL PANEL WAS ALSO REPLACED. ALL CHECKED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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