Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23853
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Sensor Loop
Stage of operation
CL
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

ADVISED FLIGHT CONTROL 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THAT THEY WERE RETURNING TO DEPARTURE. ACFT HAD NR 3 WINDOW HEAT AND LANDING GEAR EICAS MESSAGE COMING OUT OF A "C" CHECK. T/S TESTS FOUND OPEN IN NR3 SENSOR LOOP FOUND BROKEN TERMINAL AT PIN 5 OF D415 96P, RETERMED IAW WPM 20-60-01 OPS CHECK GROUND. ON GEAR FOUND FAULT CODE 078 ON PSEU. FOUND BEAR WIRES ON PROX SENSOR S10078 WERE SHORTING. REP EPAIRED WIRE IAW SWPM AND CHECK GAP ON PROX SENOR S10078. GAP CHECK GO OD IAW AMM.

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