Service difficulty report · Wire · Bbavia 7ECA

Difficulty date
July 21, 2006
Submitted
August 10, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8750V
Make and model
Bbavia 7ECA
Aircraft serial
110475
Engine
Lyc O235*
Part
Wire
Part number
112
Condition
Shorted
Location
Firewall
Part time
1,568 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED HE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WIRE FROM THE ALTERNATOR TO THE AMMETER, PN 112 HAD SHORTED AGAINST THE FIREWALL, WHERE IR GOES THROUGH THE FIRE WALL. WIRES 112, 114, MASTER RELAY, STARTER RELAY, AMMETER, VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND ALTERNATOR WERE ALL REPLACED. (K)