Service difficulty report · Wire · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
November 7, 2008
Submitted
July 23, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N893CD
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1240
Engine
Cont IO360*
Part
Wire
Part number
CSAV661
Condition
Chafed
Part time
540 hours
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

(NU7R) PILOT REPORTED AVIONICS INTERMITTENT TO COME ON WITH AVIONICS SWITCH. MFG DWG PAGE 24-50-01, PAGE 1 SHOWS AVIONICS RELAY NR 1 WITH WIRE CSVA661-14 LEAVING THE RELAY GOING TO THE AVIONICS ESSENTIAL BUSS. THIS WIRE WAS CHAFING ON THE BOTTOM HINGE ATTACH SCREW THAT WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE NUT PLATE. THIS HINGE HOLDS THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CENTER CONSOLE NEXT TO THE PILOTS RT LEG. WIRE CSVA661-14 WAS MFG TOO LONG OR THERE WAS NOT PROTECTION INSTALLED ON THE SCREW FASTENER TO PREVENT CHAFING. ANOTHER FIX WOULD BE TO MOVE THE AVIONICS RELAY NR 1 AND NR 2 WITH EACH OTHER, MAKING THE NR 1 RELAY AN NON-ESSENTIAL CIRCUIT AND NR 2 THE ESSENTIAL CIRCUIT. IF THE SCREW WERE TO CHAFE AGAIN AT LEAST IT WOULD NOT KNOCK OUT THE ESSENTIAL SYSTEM.

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