Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49527
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Bs 1380
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND ONE PHASE OF THE LT GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE SHORTING IN TAIL CONE AREA, LT LOWER BELT RING. THE BULKHEAD AT STA 1380 LT SIDE AT ABOUT LONGERON 19L HAD HOLE BURNED IN IT FROM THE GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE. CUT AND RE-TERMINATED ALL THREE PHASES OF LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR CABLE PER MM 20-50-01. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4. CHECK-C 1-15-99 MCI.

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