Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
March 4, 2005
Submitted
April 8, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N790L
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
15
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
FGFB641103A3
Condition
Shorted
Location
Copilot Seat
Part time
6,108 hours
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

FRACTURED WIRE HARNESS UNDER COPILOT SEAT ARCED AND SHORTED, SPARKS AND COPPER GLOBULES. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD IF PAPERS, ETC. UNDER SEAT. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS SLOW TO RE-ACT. HARNESS NEEDS TO BE MORE RUGGED WITH ATTENTION TO ROUTING AND CLAMPING. (K)