Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
July 6, 2005
Submitted
October 18, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N861SF
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281438
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Transponder
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

TRANSPONDER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND PILOTS NOTED SMOKE IN CABIN. FLIGHT WAS DISCONTINUED AND DISCREPENCY WAS NOTED. AFTER INSPECTION, CHAFFED WIRE WAS FOUND NEAR THE AVIONICS RACK THAT HAD SHORTED ON THE AIRFRAME. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED IAW MFG RECOMMENDATION. MFG ALSO RECOMMENDED ANTI-CHAFE BE INSTALLED ON AIRFRAME AT THE LOCATION OF CHAFFING. (WP13200510948) (K)

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