Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 28, 2005
Submitted
March 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N69SB
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500212
Aircraft time
446 hours, 403 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Apu Fire Bottle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE RECURRING INSPECTION REQUIRED BY AD2005-09-01 AND PHASE 30, THE WIRING BUNDLE FOR THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS FOUND WRAPPED AROUND THE APU FUEL TUBE JUST FORWARD OF THE FIRE BOTTLE. THIS WIRE BUNDLE HAS BOTH AN ACTIVATION CIRCUIT (NORMALLY UNPOWERED) AND A BOTTLE PRESSURE SENSING CIRCUIT WHICH IS POWERED WHENEVER BATTERY POWER IS SELECTED. THE CONNECTOR WAS UNPLUGGED AT THE FIRE BOTTLE AND UNWRAPPED FROM THE FUEL TUBE, THEN TIED UP OUT OF THE WAY AND SPIRAL WRAP APPLIED TO WIRING HARNESS.

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