Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
June 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27122
Aircraft time
52,727 hours, 23,241 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
S280T0062
Condition
Chafed
Location
Spoilers
Part time
52,727 hours, 23,241 cycles
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

ON REMOVAL OF RT WING TO BODY CLOSURE PANEL 196AR CHAFING FOUND ON CABLE BUNDLE W3405. ON INVESTIGATION SYS FOUND TO BE ELEC CONTROL OF SPOILER NR 8. THIS CABLE IS A SEVEN CORE SHIELDED WIRE RUNNING BETWEEN AFT WING BREAK AD1148, CONNECTOR D40579P & INBD SPOILER 8 POWER CONTROL UNIT M313 & CONNECTOR D655. TWO CORE WIRES FOUND CHAFED & EXPOSING INNER CONDUCTOR. NO EVIDENCE OF ARCHING OR BURNING APPARENT. NO REPORTED SPOILER ISSUES ON ARRIVAL FOR MX CABLE ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACE FROM WING BREAK CONNECTOR D40579P & INBOARD SPOILER 8 POWER CONTROL UNIT CONNECTOR D655.

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