Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
June 24, 2003
Submitted
August 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
26283
Part
Wire
Part number
W46702520
Condition
Misrouted
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ROUTINE MAINT WORK REVEALED THAT A/C HAD BEEN OPERATING WITH A WIRE ROUTING DEVIATING WIRE ROUTING REQUIRED BY SB. ON E1-3 ELECTRONIC SHELF, WIRE W467-025-20 HAD NOT BEEN REROUTED TO D8937J CONNECTOR AS INSTRUCTED BY SB 737-27A1206, FIG 5, FLAGNOTE 9. DETECTED DEFECT AFTER YAW DAMPER SERVO TEST FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY WIRE ROUTING, YAW DAMPER COUPLER ONCE MORE FAILED DURING TESTING. INSP OF E1-3 ELECTRONIC SHELF REVEALED 3 RADIO ALTIMETER INTER FACE WIRES; W011-2014-22R, W011-2015-22B AND W011-8725-24 MISSING. SB FIGURE 20 INTRODUCED THESE WIRES AS A PART OF WIRE CHANGE FOR THE RUDDER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT SB, RULED BY AD. WITH RADIO ALTIMETER INTERFACE MISSING, RECTIFIED CONDITION.

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