Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 10, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
37,775 hours, 14,692 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND WIRES SWITCHED FROM POS 'A' AND POS 'D' AT CONNECTOR 4000WD1 FAN LOOP A REF WDM71-51-03. SUSPECT WIRES MAY BE SWITCHED AT TB 450VT2 WDM26-12-06. CONFIRMED WIRES INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AT TERMINAL BLOCK 450VT. DURING CONFIRMATION FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT POSITION H. CONTACT STILL INSIDE TERMINAL BLOCK. WIRE LABELED 'F' NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED IN POSITION 'H' AND WIRE LABELED 'H' INSTALLED IN POSITION 'F'. ALL WIRES RANG OUT & MEGGERED AS REQUIRED. CORRECTED ALL FAULTED CONNECTIONS. FOUND FAN COWL LOOP FAILS INTERMITTANTLY. REPLACED SAME - OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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