Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 12, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28811
Aircraft time
52,686 hours, 6,342 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Shorted
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAPS PRIMARY EICAS MSG WHEN FLAPS RE-TRACTED FROM FLAPS 5 TO FLAPS 1. ALSO HAD THE C-B FOR L/E FLAP DRIVE CONT GRP B A/C TRIPPED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS SAME C-B TRIPPED PRIOR. DO NOT RESET C-B AND CLEAR WITHOUT POSITIVE DETERMINATION OF CAUSE AND REPAIR. T/S AND FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD EDPU WITH ONE WIRE (RED) ON HARNESS SHORTING TO METAL CASE. VERIFIED WIRE SHORT POPS BREAKER E-5 ON P6 PANEL. RPL WIRING HARNESS. RAN FLAPS HYDRAULICALLY AND ELECTRIC SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULTS.