Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
November 28, 2006
Submitted
December 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16065
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30199
Aircraft time
34,556 hours, 5,313 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Generator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE ON TAXI OUT, T/S IN PROGRESS. DISCONNECTED RT GENERATOR FOUND SHORT BETWEEN FIELD AND SHIE GROUND BETWEEN D4034S AND D4266J. FOUND DAMAGED WIRE IN FWD CARGO CEILING W222202B/R20 APPROX 8 INCHES AFT OF E/E DOOR. D4034J AND D4630J SHIELDS DISCONNECTED REPLACED WIRE FROM D4630 TO STA 698. REPLACED WIRE FROM STA 698 TO D40345 PINS 5-6-7. WIRE BUNDLE SECURE TO JUST AFT OF E/E DOOR. SECURED WIRE BUNDLES TO D4034S. INSTALLED D4034S JACK. RAN RT ENG R GEN ENGAGED. NO FAULTS. LOADED RT GEN. CKS OK. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.