Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
March 16, 2009
Submitted
March 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N273JC
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
18
Aircraft time
262 hours, 93 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW307A
Engine time
262 hours, 93 cycles
Part
Feeder Cable
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Generator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ACFT, ACCOMPLISHING SB 7X-106 DRAFT 1 TITLED "ELECTRICAL POWER-PRIMARY DC GENERATION SYS INSP OF THE RT MAIN FEEDER GENERATOR 2 INCH. THE BLACK BOOT WHICH SURROUNDS THE FWD FEEDER CABLE FEED THROUGH CONNECTION AT FR46LH SIDE WAS FOUND SLIGHTLY MELTED ON THE TOP SIDE. (PG8 FG 2 OF SB) THE CUSTOMER OF THE ACFT THEN WANTED A FULL INVESTIGATION OF FEEDER CONNECTION AT FR 46 WITH THE ENGINE REMOVED. AFTER THE ENGINE REMOVAL THE MAIN WIRE FEED-THROUGH CONNECTOR AT FR 46 WAS DISSEMBLED. ARCING AND OVERHEATING WAS FOUND UNDER THE FWD LUG CONNECTION AND FEED THROUGH ASSEMBLY. ALL FINDINGS WERE REPORTED TO MFG ENGINEERING. REPAIR/ REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 2 POWER FEEDER CABLE FROM FR41 POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX TO THE FR 46 BULKHEAD CONNECTOR WITH A NEW DESIGNED FR 46 BULKHEAD CONNECTOR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MFG TECH INSTRUCTIONS TI-7X-R0032-M. ALL OF THE ABOVE ACCOMPLISHED AT SERVICE CENTER. DURING AN 1A INSP.