Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 9, 2012
Submitted
November 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
63,254 hours, 23,445 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
IN
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

NW STEER FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. INDICATED A DUAL FAILURE OF THE STEERING ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC MODULE (6GC). CFDS TEST FAILED THIS UNIT ON INITIAL EVALUATION. REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL. DURING MEGGER CHECK OF WIRES FROM NORMAL SERVO VALVE 15GG TO BSCU (10GG) BENCH PLUG, FOUND WIRE BETWEEN PIN F OF 15GG AND PIN 9A ON AB CONNECTOR OF BSCU FAILS MEG CHECK. IT SHOWS SHORT UNDER 500V TEST. DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR 4029VC AND ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO LEFT GEAR HARNESS BETWEEN CONNECTOR 4029VC AND VALVE 15GG. STARTED TO REMOVED HARNESS. REPLACED HARNESS AND BITE CHECKS ON MC DUE LCGU 1 AND LGCU 2 AND BSCU ONE AND TWO BITE CHECKS OK.

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