Service difficulty report · Wire · Mooney M20R

Difficulty date
March 25, 2009
Submitted
March 25, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N430G
Make and model
Mooney M20R
Aircraft serial
290263
Aircraft time
3,626 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Melted
Location
Landing Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PILOT REPORTED THE DEFROST BLOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPS WHEN BLOWER IS NOT IN USE. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE LANDING LIGHTS STAYED ON WHEN THE LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. AFTER APPX 20 SECONDS OF LANDING LIGHT OPERATION THE DEFROST BLOWER C/B WOULD POP. INSP REVELED THE LANDING LIGHT WIRE AT LARGE CONNECTOR PL/RC104A ON RT SIDE CB PANEL ASSY WAS MELTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONNECTOR AND ON ONE SIDE HAD FUSED TOGETHER WITH 2 OTHER WIRES (DEFROST BLOWER AND LANDING GEAR WARNING) IN THE HARNESS. THIS MALFUNCTION MOST LIKELY RESULTED FROM THE LANDING LIGHT BEING LEFT ON IN FLIGHT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SB M20-286 (M20J,K,M,R,S) ADDRESSES THIS CONDITION AND RECOMMENDS COMPLIANCE WITHIN 100 HRS OR AT NEXT ANNUAL.

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