Service difficulty report · Battery Cable · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
September 24, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N467TC
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347870006
Engine
Cont TSIO360*
Part
Battery Cable
Condition
Overheated
Location
Battery Bay
Part time
8,126 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT ENGINE HARD STARTING. EXCESSIVE AMPERAGE DRAW THROUGH BATTERY CABLES CAUSING HOT CABLES AND SUBSEQUENT BATTERY FIRE. REPLACED BATTERY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CABLES, RT AND LT STARTER CABLES, ENGINE (STARTER) TO GROUND CABLES, MASTER SOLENOID TO TERMINAL CABLE, AND TERMINAL TO STARTER SOLENOID CABLES. CABLE KIT IS A COMPLETE STC AND CONVERTS FROM ALUMINUM TO COPPER WIRE. OPERATIONAL CHECK AFTER CABLE REPLACEMENT SHOWS ENGINES TURN OVER MUCH FASTER THAN BEFORE. (SO19200418338)

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