Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
March 19, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486EV
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
20888
Aircraft time
98,501 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FIRST LEG OF FLIGHT 1377 APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS-A AND B LOOPS FAULT INTERMITTENTLY WITH HANDLE LIGHT ALSO INTERMITTENT. ITEM TRANSFERRED TO DMI 346 PER MEL 49-1 CAT C DUE ON 03/29/11 PLACARDS INSTALLED. MEGGERED APU FIRE WARNING SYSTEM REF WDM 26-15-12 FOUND WIRE DAMAGED IN SEVERAL SPOTS ON WIRE RUN W720-W193-18B. REPLACED WIRE RUN W720-W193-18B FROM CONNECTOR D00635 TO "A" LOOP CONNECTOR DM2160. REPLACED CONNECTOR DM2160 CORRECTED ALL TWISTED WIRING, SYS OP'S CHECK NORMAL REF WDM 26-15-12, SWPM 20-62-15, 20-61-11 AND AMM 26-15-00. ALL APU ENGINE LOOPS FOUND TO BE WITH IN TOLERANCE REF. AMM 26-10-011 AND CMM 26-11-78 CLEARED DMI 346 PLACARDS REMOVED.

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