Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 17, 2009
Submitted
June 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
60,582 hours, 14,469 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING SERVICE CHK FOUND RAM AIR DOOR CTL FOR PACK NR 3 CB POPPED. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND OVHD CB PANEL WIRE BUNDLE TOUCHING A SCREW ON THE PANEL CAUSING A WIRE TO CHAFE AND SHORT TO GND. PERFORMED INSP ON ASSOCIATED WIRE BUNDLE, FOUND WIRE NR 8201-317-22 CHAFED. NO OTHER WIRES IN BUNDLE WERE DAMAGED. SPLICE REPAIR C/O IAW MD11 AMM 20-30-01-2. OPS CHK FOR RAM AIR DOOR PACK NR3 C/O IAW AMM 21-62-01-5. SYS CHECKS OK. INSTALLED PROTECTIVE SLEEVE AND REPOSITIONED WIRE BUNDLE IAW SWPM 20-00-06 PG205, PARA 13. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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