Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
November 21, 2002
Submitted
November 21, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N484SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8030
Aircraft time
2,700 hours
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Instrument Panel
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

INVESTIGATING AN INOPERATIVE GLARE SHIELD LIGHT, FOUND THAT THE WIRING BUNDLE HAD CHAFED AGAINST THE THROTTLE HOUSING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SHORTING THE CIRCUIT. SEVERAL WIRES WERE DAMAGED. THERE IS NOTHING TO PROTECT THE WIRES IN THIS AREA SINCE THEY ARE LEFT LYING LOOSELY ON TOP OF THE THROTTLE HOUSING.

More about the Cessna 172S