Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
May 23, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1291
Aircraft time
37,555 hours, 15,060 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACCOMPLISH T-S ON CABIN EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING, DUE TO OPEN OR SHORT WIRING HARNESS EFFECTING SEAT ROWS 13C, 14C, 17C, 18C, 21C, 22C AREA PER WDM. ACCOMPLISHED T-S, SUSPECT BAD WIRE HARNESS, REQUIRES MORE TIME TO WORK ON. ADJACENT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IN OP AT 13C 14C 17C 18C 21C 22C. THE ONLY INOP PATH LIGHTS ARE ROWS 17 & 18...EPSU 11WL REPLACED...SELF TEST RESULTS IN "INTERNAL LIGHTS FAULTS" AND "EXTERNAL LIGHTS FAULTS", SHORT OR OVERLOAD CONDITION. SEAT ROWS 17 AND 18 DISCONNECTED AT WALL, TESTS OKAY. SUSPECT UNDERSEAT HARNESS FOR EITHER-OR ROWS 17 AND 18 SHORTED. TURNING "ON" EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR EXTENDED TIME WILL FRY THE EPSU IF ROWS 17 & 18 IN CIRCUIT. USED EPSU SELF TEST FOR TROUBLESHOOTING SYSTEM WITHOUT DAMAGE. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE AT SEAT ROW 17 AND ROUTED WIRES WITH PROPER CLEARANCE REF GNMM AND TESTED. TESTS OKAY.

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