Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date
June 23, 2007
Submitted
June 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632NW
Make and model
Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial
23112
Aircraft time
87,166 hours, 13,317 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 4 Engine Gen
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT ROTATION THE FIRE DETECTION LIGHT ON THE FOREWARD PANEL AND THE FAULT LIGHT ON THE S/O PANEL FLASHED (4 TO 5 TIMES). THE NACELLE TEMP GAUGE NR 4 ENGINE, A LOOP WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 3 AND 8. DUE TO PREVIOUS HISTORY RETURNED TO LAND. RETURNED TO YWG AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE PREPARED AIRCRAFT FOR A 3 ENGINE FERRY FLIGHT TO MSP FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 4 ENGINE GENERATOR WIRES WERE CHAFED AND SHORTED TO NR 4 ENGINE A LOOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.