What was found
THROUGH THE IDG HARNESS REPAIR/ASSEMBLY PROCESS AT GE WALES, A TECHNICIAN HAS HIGHLIGHTED A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH AN IDG HARNESS CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURE, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THERE IS AN ALUMINIUM BARREL INSTALLED WITHIN THE CONNECTOR, WHICH SHOULD BE MADE OF STEEL. A REVIEW HAS CONFIRMED THAT 4 EFFECTED CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN FITTED TO ENGINES, THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE GE WALES SHOP. A BOEING CASE HAS BEEN RAISED (EMM-EMM-24-0120-05B) AND BOEING HAVE RESPONDED WITH A RECOMMENDED ACTION, TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR NO LATER THAN THE 21ST JULY 2024. CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. REPORTED IN LINE WITH MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENT 145 AMC 20-8A 9.3.(K) THE USE OF PRODUCTS, COMPONENTS, OR MATERIALS FROM AN UNKNOWN OR SUSPECT ORIGIN.