Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 15, 2012
Submitted
January 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30216
Aircraft time
42,640 hours, 9,324 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Wire
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT ACE FAILS ACE MONITORING TEST. TRIED RESETTING, NO HELP. ACE ON ORDER FROM TERMINAL PCN: 483-9204. STARTED REMOVAL PER MM. PULLED APPLICABLE CBS ON PSA-R. ACE MONITOR TEST" FAILS TEST WITH MSG 27-13007, EICAS SHOWS "FLIGHT CONTROL STATUS" MSG. FOUND DAMAGED SHIELD ON TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE BUNDLE W4671-2003-R&B, SHIELD WAS SHORTING THRU W4671-2003-22B INSULATION WHEN TWISTED OR SQUEEZED, CAUSING SHORT TO GRD. REF WD 27-61-17, DAMAGED SECTION IS APPROX 10 IN'S FROM D7467J AND APPROX 6 IN'S FROM PRESSURE FEED THRU. REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRES AND SHIELD PER MT27-UA7, SWPM20-30-12, AND WDM27-61-17, ACE SYS OP CHECKS OK PER MM. REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING PER SWPM 20-30-12 PARA 14 D AND SWPM 20-10-13 PARA 5A.