Service difficulty report · Light · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
April 17, 2000
Submitted
May 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N869CP
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280641
Part
Light
Condition
Chafed
Location
Wiring Bundle
Part time
953 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE RADIO LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. UPON INSPECTION, WIRING BUNDLE THAT RUNS HORIZONTALLY ACROSS BOTTOM OF INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FOUND CHAFING ON ''''RADIO INSTRUMENT LIGHT POTENTIOMETER'''' PN S2091-9 (REF: R1002 I CESSNA WIRING DIAGRAM 33-10-01). THE CHAFING HAD DAMAGED AND CREATED BARE SPOTS ON THREE WIRES THAT WERE TRACED TO THE AVIONICS LIGHTING BUS'''' CREATING A SHORT AND CAUSING THE FLICKERING OF LIGHTS. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND WIRING BUNDLE WAS SECURED AND REPOSITIONED IN A WAY TO PREVENT FURTHER CHAFING ON POTENTIOMETER. (X)

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