Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53364
Aircraft time
32,804 hours, 25,459 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Relay
Component
Relay
Component part number
92748681
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE T/S FOR RT GEN INOP, APU GOT TRIPPED OFF WITH CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT, FOUND BROKEN TERMINAL ON RELAY R2-40. TERMINAL HAD ARCED AND WORN ON A WIRE BUNDLE CAUSING DAMAGED WIRING. ARCING WAS FOUND WHILE AC ON GROUND DURING MTC. REPLACED RELAY AND REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING.

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