Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 9, 2010
Submitted
March 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
43,596 hours, 16,714 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
54,831 hours, 20,147 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Ignition Sys
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

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF ENG 1 AND 2 IGN SYS A CB A3 POPPED FOUND WIRES 5A421B16 AND 5A421W16 CHAFED AND ARCING AGAINST BRACKET ABOVE OIL TANK QUANTITY TRANSMITTER. REFER TO WDM71-51-04 P003 FIG 1. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF CABLE FROM BELOW FUEL-OIL COOLER FUEL OUT TUBE TO CONNECTOR 4100 KSD OF RELAY BOX NR 1 ENG. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM70-71-23 AND AMM70-71-24. ACCOMPLISED IGNITION SYS TEST PER AMM74-00-00 AND WDM71-51-04. NO FAULTS.

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