SDR MEX2003045

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
February 26, 2003
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49660
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Gcu, Bcu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING PUSH BACK, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT APU WAS ELECTRICITY OUT OF SERVICE DURING RT ENGINE STARTING. CROSS FEED TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AIRPLANE WAS SENT TO A REMOTE POSITION FOR ITS ATTENTION. THERE, REPLACED GCU AND BCU CONTINUING SAME CONDITION WIRING WAS CHECKED, DETECTING FREAK B1-686 DAMAGED, IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM, TESTS CORRECT.

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