Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
April 21, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0380
Engine
Pwa PW4168A
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
52U397
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RIGHT IDG BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE APU WAS STARTED, HOWEVER IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UNSTABLE. THE FCU HEADING FROZE AND NEW HEADINGS WERE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE AUTOPILOTS NOR THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION, THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE MID GALLEY. ALL GALLEY EQUIPMENT WAS SECURED AND THE SMELL ABATED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED GHE FCU FOR THE NAVIGATION PROBLEM. NO CAUSE WAS FOUND FOR THE MID GALLEY ODOR. THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT WAS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE RIGHT GCU AND RIGHT WC-1 WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED. (M)

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