Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 2, 2009
Submitted
October 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
39,563 hours, 11,016 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Idg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT IDG DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. SERVICED RT IDG. FOUND CHAFED AND SHORTING WIRES IN HARNESS W3538 ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM IDG CONNECTOR D10964. MADE SPLICE REPAIR OF RT GEN WIRES W3538-203B (R)-18. SPLICES LOCATED IN HORIZONTAL RUN BETWEEN TWO CLAMPS APPROX 16 INCHES FROM IDG CONNECTOR D10964. SERVICED RT IDG. WIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 500 HOURS. WHILE REPAIRING RT IDG WIRING FOUND WIRES TO START VALVE CHAFED. DAMAGE WAS TO INSULATION ONLY. RE-INSULATED WIRES.