Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 7, 2012
Submitted
June 29, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N402XT
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK274
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Wire
Part number
P148G10
Condition
Chafed
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ALL NORMAL ELECTRICAL POWER AT FL400. EMERGENCY POWER WAS AVAILABLE AND OPERATED NORMALLY. BOTH ENGINES AND ASSOC FADEC ENGINE CONTROLS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. CREW HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE AREA OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND NOTED THE NR 1 AND 2 LOAD BUSS 100A FEED CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED ON BOTH THE LT AND RT LOAD BUSSES. CREW REPORTED THAT THE TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH. WIRE P148G10 WAS FOUND TO HAVE CHAFED AGAINST LOWER MOUNTING COLLAR SECURING CIRCUIT BREAKER CB334 TO POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL. WIRE AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW COMPONENTS. ALL SYS WERE OPS CHECKED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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