Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 24, 2011
Submitted
October 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2042
Aircraft time
33,514 hours, 11,755 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 787 JFK-SXM, AIR TURNBACK DUE TO MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BREAKER / RELAY CYCLES (HEARD AUDIBLY) FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE ECAM WARNINGS. AUTOMATION FAILURES AND LOSS OF CAPT AND F/O PFD AND ND. ALL SYSTEMS RESTORED AFTER RELAYS STOPPED CYCLING. FOUND WIRE INSULATION CHAFED PIN 14 ON CONNECTOR B FROM IDG (PMG). REPAIRED IAW 70-71-22-00. PERFORMED BITE CHECKS FOR GCU 1 AND GCU 2 NO FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTACTOR RELAY 9XU2, 11XU2, 4XU2, GCU 2, IDG 2, 30XU2 AND BUS TIE SWITCH. PERFORMED WIRING CHECK AND SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL.

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