Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
September 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23734
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHX FLT409 DURING FLIGHT, ENROUTE FROM SFO TO PHX AUTO THROTTLES WENT TO FULL POWER UNCOMMANDED. AUTOPILOT COMMANDED NOSE OVER BEFORE DISCONNECT. FLIGHT FAULT REVIEW REVEALED PROBLEM WITH CAPTAINS AOA VANE GIVING FALSE STALL INDICATIONS TO COMPUTERS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND WIRE NR W005910222R ON E1-1 RACK CHAFED. REPLACED SHIELDED CABLE WOO5910222R ALONG WITH SHIELDED CABLE WOO59100R/9101B-22. RETERMINATED SPLICES SM351, SM352, SM353 PER WDM 22-12-31. ALSO, FOUND WIRE NR WOO523522R AND 236-22B CHAFED 6 INCHES BEHIND D00309A. REPLACED SHIELD PAIR WOO523522R/236-22B PER WDM 22-23-12. CONTINUITY CHECKS GOOD. REPLACED CAPTAINS AOA VANE AND FOS PITOT TUBE FLEX LINE AND A CRACKED ELBOW. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS.

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