Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
July 28, 2000
Submitted
August 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910JW
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
31
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Nav Tray
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT TT: 9,308.4 HOURS. CYCLES: 6,485. ACFT FERRIED FOR PURPOSE OF REPAIRING CHAFED WIRES ON LOWER SIDE OF LT NAV TRANSCEIVER TRAY LOCATED AT LT FRAME STA 10. ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AS A RESULT OF WIRE CHAFING ON THE TRAY. SEVERAL WIRES WERE DAMAGED. THE AFFECTED SYSTEMS INCLUDED, L/E SLATS, SLAT FLAP CNTRL, FLIGHT-GROUND SWITCHES, L/G CONTROL, AUTO IGNITION, STANDBY PUMPS, ARTIFICAL HORIZ, W/S WIPERS, AIRSPEED IND, AND LANDING LIGHT SYSTEMS. REPAIRED WIRES UNDER TRAY PER MRI ANDF F900 WIRE DESCRIPTION AND REPAIR MANUAL. PERFORMED SATISFCTORY OPER CHECK OF ALL AFFECTED SYSTEMS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)