Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 22, 2008
Submitted
February 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
407
Aircraft time
29,375 hours, 27,813 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Engine time
22,967 hours, 23,836 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
311605006
Part serial
AA6753
Condition
Open
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
22,967 hours, 23,836 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO THE TORQUE PROBE NR 2 FROM THE EEC, USING A PORTATIVE OHM METER, WAS VERIFIED. THE CIRCUIT TORQUE NR 1 AND THE TORQUE SENSOR TEMP COMPENSATOR CIRCUIT WERE FOUND WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS. HOWEVER, BOTH CIRCUITS WERE SHOWING OPEN VALUE WHEN THE CONNECTOR AT THE TORQUE PROBE (P7) WAS MOVED BY HAND. THE MOVEMENT WAS IN THE UP AND DOWN DIRECTION. SIDE MOVEMENT WAS NOT CAUSING OPEN CIRCUITS. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE TORQUE PROBE NR 2 CONNECTION (P7) AND VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE CONNECTION REVEALED SCALE/OXIDIZED MATERIAL DEPOSIT ON THE PINS AND RECEPTACLES. THE HARNESS WAS RE-CONNECTED AND THE CIRCUIT SHOWED AGAIN AN OPEN CIRCUIT ONLY WHEN THE CONNECTION IS MOVED. THE RGB RIGHT FRONT COVER WAS REMOVED AND THE EXAMINATION OF THE TORQUE SHAFT REFERENCE TUBE WELD AREA REVEALED NO DISTRESS. THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE PROBE WAS SENT TO PLANT NR 2 FOR INVESTIGATION. MAJOR PART AFFECTED (PRIMARY DISTRESS) P/N: 3116050-06 S/N: AA6753 DESCRIPTION, WIRING HARNESS. CONDITION: OPEN CIRCUIT.

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