Service difficulty report · Splice · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 29, 2009
Submitted
June 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27160
Aircraft time
69,433 hours, 11,390 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Splice
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Power
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

DURING INSPECTION OF APU GEN POWER CABLES, FOUND EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING AT SPLICE AREAS. DAMAGE AT STA 1809 BULKHEAD BELOW RT HORIZ STAB PIVOT PIN. REMOVED OLD APU GENERATOR SPLICES. INSTALLED NEW SPLICES REF BSWPM 20-30-13 AND INSTALLED STAR SPACERS. OPS CHECKS GOOD.