Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
August 15, 2001
Submitted
August 15, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800010
Aircraft time
9,647 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
LF11
Condition
Chafed
Location
Beacon
Part time
9,647 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WIRES LF11 AND LF12 ARE ROUTED THROUGH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WITHOUT PROTECTION OR SUPPORT. THESE WIRES POWER THE FLASHING RED BEACON MOUNTED ON THE TOP OF THE FIN. BOTH WIRES CHAFED AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE HOLE IN THE STABILIZER RIB THROUGH WHICH THEY WERE ROUTED AND WORE THROUGH THE INSULATION CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE BREAKER TO OPEN.

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