SDR 2002F00639

Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
June 7, 2002
Submitted
July 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205BD
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft serial
30097
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
205075265103
Condition
Burned
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen · 30E2061
Component part number
205075265105S
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SERVICE ABOUT 1415 HOURS. AFTER A NORMAL START PROCEDURE AND RUN-UP A DEPARTURE WAS MADE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, ACID SMELL WAS NOTICED. SCANNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE IN THE GREEN THERE WERE NO CAUTION LIGHTS. MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASHED, TURNED OFF THE MAIN GENERATOR. PLACED THE BUS SWITCH FROM NORMAL TO MANUAL AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER THE TURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE FIRE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. AFTER LANDING FOUND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS FROM THE GENERATOR THROUGH THE ENGINE DECK TO BE MELTED AND SMOLDERING.

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