Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
August 28, 2006
Submitted
August 28, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N160TR
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T7920036
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Part time
4,327 hours, 4,803 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, N
Precautionary procedure
C, H

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

What was found

RTBETA-LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL. PROPELLER RPM DROPPED HEAVILY. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. FOUND ALL SINGLE WIRE INSULATIONS IN WIRE BUNDLE TOENGINE/PROP SWITCHES, INCLUDING DE-ICE WIRES AT REDUCTION GEAR BOX HARDENED AND BROKEN, MAKING CONTACT. WIRE BUNDLE RUNS UNDERNEATH EXHAUST FLANGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE DUE TO FAST PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKER, IF THIS HAPPENS DURING FLIGHT, IT COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REPLACED ALL WIRING.

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