Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
January 16, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1477
Aircraft time
40,591 hours, 16,701 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Pinched
Location
Fire Loop
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LOOP B FAULT. FOUND WIRES AT 10 O'CLOCK POSITION PINCHED UNDER FWD SIDE OF PRSOV. WIRE HARNESS FROM 4001WD 2 CORE DETECTOR TO PYLON, SHIELD AND BLUE WIRE DAMAGED. FOUND SECOND WIRE HAS HEAT DAMAGE AND CHAFED. NEED TO IDENTIFY AND MEGGER TO INSURE NO INTERNAL SHORTING WIRE 8J003-004 GOING TO CONNECTOR 450VC-A. MEGGERED WIRES 8J003W20, 8J004R20, AND 8J006W20, NO INTERNAL SHORTING FOUND. INSULATION ON WIRE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. REMOVED AND SECURED NEW WIRE FROM 6 O`CLOCK POSITION TO 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. TESTED FDU. VISUALLY INSPECTED LOOPS, FOUND NO PROBLEMS. MESSAGE NOT SHOWN. SYSTEM CK'D NORMAL. CLOSED COWLING AND MESSAGE REAPPEARED, RECHECKED LOOPS WITH NO FAULTS. FOUND CORE LOOP ELEMENT NOT SECURE IN CLAMP AND RUBBING. FOUND PYLON LOOP RUBBING ON PYLON SUPPORT. REPLACED WIRE HARNESS FROM 4001WD 2 CORE DETECTOR TO PYLON REF AWM71-51-03,26-12-08, FIRE DETECTION TESED GOOD REF 26-12-00,NO FAULTS,CAT III CHK GOOD REF MM 22-97-00.

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