Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2011
Submitted
February 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30221
Aircraft time
38,389 hours, 8,324 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Wire
Part number
W8144100218
Condition
Shorted
Location
Connector
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

WIRE THAT GOES TO PIN NR 2 AT CONNECTOR DS29105 SHORTED TO GROUND SOMEWHERE, GENERATING THE LOW HYD RSVR PSI MESSAGE. WIRE SHORTED TO SHIELD BETWEEN D7180P AND DS29105. DISASSEMBLED AND DEPINNED BOTH CONNECTORS. STARTED REMOVING WIRE W8144-1002-18. UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO FEED THRU. REMOVED FIRE AGENT LINE AND UNCLAMPED WIRE BUNDLES FOR ACCESS TO FEED THRU FROM BOTTOM OF THE WING. REPLACED WIRE W8144-1002-18 IAW WDM, MESSAGE CLEARED, SYS OP CHECKS NORMAL.