Service difficulty report · Terminal · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 9, 2007
Submitted
August 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1925P
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1094
Aircraft time
9,715 hours, 10,030 cycles
Part
Terminal
Part number
36153
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Gcu
Part time
9,715 hours, 10,030 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, G, H
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

WIRE NUMBER P73G16N AT RT ENGINE FIREWALL GROUND POINT GS15 SEPARATED FROM THE WIRE TERMINAL DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THIS WIRE CONNECTS GROUND TO THE GCU PIN G. THE RT GENERATOR OUTPUT SPIKED AND OPENED THE 325 AMP RT BUSS CURRENT LIMITER, THE 50 AMP RT INVERTER CURRENT LIMITER, AND DAMAGED RADIOS, THE GCU AND SYSTEMS WIRED TO THE RT BUSS. UPON INSPECTION, THE INSULATION OF P73G16N WAS FOUND STRIPPED TOO FAR FROM THE WIRE END THEREBY GIVING NO SUPPORT OF THE WIRE INTO THE TERMINAL AT THE INSULATION CRIMP AREA.

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