Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
July 13, 2013
Submitted
July 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46802
Aircraft time
86,644 hours, 27,373 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
DC06A10SL3S
Condition
Damaged
Location
Brake System
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

RECEIVED LEVEL 2 ALERT. "BRAKE OVERHEAT". CONFIG PAGE SHOWED NR 3 BRAKE AT 731 DEG. DESCENDED TO FL250 FROM FL350, EXTENDED LANDING GEAR IAW QRH. TEMP IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN TO 124 DEG AFTER A FEW MINUTES TEMP MATCHED OTHER BRAKES. LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND CLIMBED TO FL350. INSPECTED NR 3 MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY, FOUND BRAKE TEMP SENSOR HARNESS BROKEN AT BACKSHELL OF CONNECTOR EXPOSING WIRING. AIU-2 FLAGGED R FWD INBD BRAKE TEMP OUT OF RANGE. BRAKE TEMP SENSOR. FOUND THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH OF A SERVICE LOOP IN WIRE TO RETERMINATE. REF SMP AND WDM 32-46-01, REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF WIRING AND RETERMINATED WIRING, ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED ELBOW AS WELL AS CONNECTOR P1-2335. BRAKE TEMPERATURE MONITOR SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL IAW AMM 32-46-02-2. ACFT OK FOR SEVICE.

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