Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 11, 2009
Submitted
November 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25283
Aircraft time
77,435 hours, 12,579 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pylone
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG OIL FILTER MSSG, FLIGHT DIVERTED. FOUND CHAFED WIRE IN WIRE HARNESS ON TOP OF NR 1 ENG CLOSE TO ELEC CONNECTOR JUNCTION BOX ON PYLON. WIRE WAS CHAFING ON METAL INSULATION BLANKET ON ENG, 3" AFT OF WIRE HARNESS SUPPORT BRACKET. NO STRANDS WHERE BROKEN ON WIRE. REPAIRED WIRE AND RETIRED WRAPPED SECTION WITH HIGH TEMP TAPE. REPAIRED IAW MM 2-0-15-001. REPAIR WAS DONE IAW MM 71-51-00.