Service difficulty report · Wire · Israel GALAXY

Difficulty date
July 16, 2001
Submitted
July 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N62GX
Make and model
Israel GALAXY
Aircraft serial
031
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Wire
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Apu Start
Part time
20 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

POWER AND GROUND WIRES ROUTED TO APU STARTER THROUGH FIRE WALL WERE ROUTED 180 DEGREES OUT OF SEQUENCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONNECTED TO WRONG SIDE OF APU STARTER. THIS CONDITION EXISTED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. ADDITIONAL WIRE MARKINGS DESIGNATING GROUND AND POWER CABLES SHOULD BE UTILIZED.

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