Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
January 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25092
Aircraft time
81,047 hours, 13,041 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Cargo Loading
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FWD CARGO LOADING SYS INOP. WHILE ID PARTS, RESET SYS CB & SEVERAL BREAKERS POPPED. OPENED FLOOR PANEL TO INSP FOUND BURNED INSULATION & WIRE BUNDLE. STARTED REPAIR TO WIRE BUNDLE. WIRES REPLACED, TEMPORARILY MARKED NR S50 TO NR 59 & PULLED TIED TOGETHER AS TO SEPARATE FROM STILL DAMAGED WIRES. FOUND NR 16 GAUGE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMPS INSTALLED ON NR 20 GAUGE WIRE. ALSO NR 16 SHRINK INSULATOR NOT SHRUNK DOWN ON NR 20 WIRE AS TO BLOCK WATER INTRUSION THAT PUDDLED ON TOP OF THE INSULATION WHERE WIRES WERE LAYING. REPLACED WIRES & INSTALLED CORRECT SIZE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMPS. COMPLETED WIRE REPAIRS. ALL FWD PIT LOADING SYS TESTED NORMAL. INSTALLED FLOORBOARD. INSTALLED INSULATION. SECURED WIRES.