Service difficulty report · Wire · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
August 10, 2005
Submitted
November 9, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N88CP
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760500
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Wire
Condition
Corroded
Location
Starter Gen
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

THE TERMINALS ON THE GENERATOR ARE DESIGNATED A8 TERMINAL D WHICH HAS 2 WIRES. WIRE NR P257A16 GOES TO P708 PIN -3 AND THIS WIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BUBBLED UP INSULATION CAUSED BY WIRE CORROSION AND HEAT. THE OTHER WIRE ON TERMINAL D IS P256A16 WHICH GOES TO P708 PIN 4 WHICH THAT WAS PULLED AND IT ALSO WAS FOUND TO HAVE RED CORROSION STARTING ON WIRE SURFACE. THIS WIRE AS WELL AS THE OTHERS SHOWED STARTING SIGNS OF CORROSION. MAINTENANCE HAS REPLACED ALL THE ABOVE CORRODED WIRES. (EA17200603551) (K)