Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech A36

Difficulty date
January 8, 2001
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N128JG
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E3332
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Compass
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

AC FROM FACTORY WITH 18.4 HRS, DURING AN AVIONICS INSTALLATION, DISCOVERED WIRES FOR THE MAGNETIC COMPASS THAT PASS BETWEEN THE GLARESHIELD AND TOP OF INSTRUMENT PANEL ROUTED SO THEY WERE SANDWICHED AND CHAFING BETWEEN THE TWO. RELIEF SPOT IN TOP OF INSTRUMENT PANEL TO ROUTE OTHER WIRING THAT GOES TO GLARESHIELD, BELIEVE TO BE NEEDED ROUTING FOR COMPASS. DUE TO LENGTH OF THE WIRES BEING SHORT, COMPASS WIRES WILL NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE RELIEFAND BE ABLE TO BE CONNECTED. WE FEEL THESE WIRES WERE MISROUTED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR. SUSPECT THE WIRE LOOM TO BE TOO SHORT.

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