Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Cessna 525A

Difficulty date
June 30, 2004
Submitted
July 26, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N692JM
Make and model
Cessna 525A
Aircraft serial
525A0004
Aircraft time
1,229 hours, 1,003 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
S2899L50
Condition
Arced
Location
Nav/Comm Sys
Part time
1,229 hours, 1,003 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FOLLOWING SYS FAILED IN FLIGHT: NR 1 NAV/COMM/XPDR, CO-PILOTS AUDIO PANEL, RT PITOT HEAT, STANDBY HSI, NR 2 ATTITUDE/HEADING, AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED, LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC, SYS PRESSURE, LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR LIGHTS, FLIGHT CREW UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. A LOOSE TERMINAL SCREW WAS FOUND ON BUS SIDE OF CB (HC068) LOCATED IN THE LT COCKPIT CB PANEL. TERMINAL SCREW BACKED OUT AND SHORTED TO ADJACENT STRUCTURE. THIS CAUSED EMERGENCY POWER CB (HC102) IN AFT JUNCTION BOX TO DISENGAGE. DAMAGED TERMINALS AND CIRCUIT BREAKER (HC068) WERE REPLACED. ALL WIRING AND TERMINALS IN BOTH COCKPIT CB PANELS WERE INSPECTED FOR LOOSE SCREWS AND CHAFING WIRES.

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