Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
December 20, 2000
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N86VP
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500089
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pilot Yoke
Part time
4,830 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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 THAT IN FLIGHT, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM DISARMS WHEN THE YAW DAMPER SYSTEM IS DISENGAGED USING THE AUTOPILOT/ NWS DISCONNECT SWITCH ON THE PILOT OR COPILOTS CONTROL WHEEL. THE TECH FOUND A CHAFFED STEERING SYSTEM WIRE SHORTING TO GROUND IN THE PILOTS CONTROL YOKE, BEHIND THE CONTROL WHEEL.DUE TO LIMITED WIRE HARNESS CLEARANCE IN THE YOKE, THE WIRE PROTECTIVE SLEEV CHAFFED ON YOKE THRU BOLTS AND THE WIRE CHAFFED AND SHORTED TO GROUND.

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