Service difficulty report · Power Cable · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
October 22, 2013
Submitted
October 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N233QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft serial
91
Aircraft time
5,852 hours, 3,229 cycles
Part
Power Cable
Part number
F2MB691011002A1
Condition
Burned
Location
Rt Generator
Part time
5,852 hours, 3,229 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ONLINE. FOUND POSITIVE GENERATOR CABLE INSIDE RT PYLON TO BE BADLY BURNED AND SEPARATED FROM FEED THROUGH CONNECTOR. GEN CABLE INSIDE PYLON OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF SEPARATION FROM THE FEED THROUGH CONNECTOR. CABLE CONNECTOR APPEARED TO OVERHEAT AND MELT TO DISCONNECT THE WIRE FROM THE CONNECTOR.