Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
September 27, 2002
Submitted
September 30, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N30GF
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
401
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
6141H82
Condition
Burned
Location
Aft Bay
Part time
5,050 hours, 3,278 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE LT MAIN FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE WIRING AND POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. IN REVIEWING THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IT APPEARS THAT THE CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICES FAILED TO PROTECT THE SYSTEM. HAVE UNCOVERED THAT THE PUMP WIRING TO THE AFT JUNCTION BOX IS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION AND PRELIMINARY CHECKS HAVE CONFIRMED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LT CONTACTOR BOX. WE SUSPECT THAT THE LT MAIN BOOST PUMP FAILED AND THE REMOTE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT OPEN CAUSING THE WIRES TO OVERHEAT TO TH JOINT THAT THE INSULATION MELTED OFF WHICH CAUSED EXPOSED WIRES TO BURN INTO THE WIRING TO THE LT ALTERNATE FUEL PUMP.

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