Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
October 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49645
Aircraft time
47,430 hours, 38,142 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
37,670 hours, 28,585 cycles
Part
Feeder Cable
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Gen
Part time
37,670 hours, 28,585 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING THE PREFLT RUN OF SHIP 921, THE APU GENERATOR KICKED Z OFF LINE. FOUND AFTER LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM, WAS 2 OF THE MAIN GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES AFT OF THE P DOME (AFT) WERE DAMAGED WHERE THEY RUN THROUGH A CLAMP. THIS LOOKS AS IF IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RUBBER BEING WORN ON THE CLAMP CAUSING THE METAL TO CONTACT THE CABLES AND CUTTING THROUGH THE INSULATION. REPLACED FEEDER CABLES FROM FRONT TERMINAL BLOCK AT STA FS 160IN E/E COMP TO AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT 2FT FWD OF PDOME. ROUTE WIRES TO 53-282 AND TERMINATED. COMPLETED INSP OF APU, OPS NORMAL. REMOVED MCO AND PLACARD.

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