Service difficulty report · Connector

Difficulty date
January 27, 2012
Submitted
February 3, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Part
Connector
Part number
R015S10GEX
Condition
Mismarked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RECEIVED A CONNECTOR IN A KIT FOR A QUICK DISCONNECT TO BE USED IN A SATELLITE PHONE SYS IN THE CABIN. ALL CONNECTIONS WERE MADE ACCORDING TO THE PRINT. SYS CHECK OUT WAS STARTED AND FOUND THAT 1 OF THE NEWLY INSTALLED CABIN PHONES DID NOT WORK. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE PIN HOLE NUMBERING SYS DIFFERENT WHEN COMPARING THE 2 DIFFERENT SIDES. BECAUSE OF THIS MIS-NUMBERING, IT CAUSED THE PHONE TO BECOME INTERNALLY DAMAGED AND UNUSUABLE. TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, ALL" IN STOCK" SPAR CONNECTORS WERE VERIFIED FOR PROPER NUMBERING AND 4 ADDITIONAL CONNECTORS WERE FOUND PURCHASED FROM A DIFFERENT VENDOR. THESE 4 CONNECTORS WERE PURGED FROM STOCK.