Service difficulty report · Buss Tie · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 14, 2001
Submitted
March 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N789EP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8135
Engine
Lyc IO360A1C
Part
Buss Tie
Part number
63283733
Condition
Arced
Location
Comm / Nav
Part time
967 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 TRANSPONDER INOP, NR1 COMM/NAV INTERMIT. MAINT REPLCD NR1 COMM/NAV AND REMOVED TRANSPONDER FOR REPAIRS. NEXT FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED NR2 COMM/NAV INTERMIT LOSS OF POWER & THE INTERCOMM INOP. MAINT TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AUDIO PANEL COMM SELECTOR FUNCTION INOP NR2 COMM/NAV INTERMIT, INTERCOMM INOP & AUTO PILOT AUDIO WARN INOP. CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE AVIONICS BUS BAR HAD FOUR LOOSE SCREWS WITH SEVERE ARCING. THE LOOSE SCREWS WERE ON THE FOLLOWING C/B, AUTO PILOW, GPS, NAV COMM 1 AND NAV COMM 2. NO MAINT PERFORMED ON ANY ELECTRICAL C/BS SINCE PURCHASE OF AC AND THE BUS IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS W/LMTD VISUAL OF CB. RECMD AC BE INSP ASAP FOR LOOSE SCREWS ON ALL CIRCUIT BRKRS

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