Service difficulty report · Switch · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
April 9, 2014
Submitted
April 9, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7865P
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Aircraft serial
243090
Aircraft time
6,012 hours
Part
Switch
Part number
P8A
Condition
Miswired
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN INTERAV ALTERNATOR, DISCOVERED THE ACFT REMAINED POWERED UP BY THE ALTERNATOR WITH THE MASTERSWITCH OFF. INTERAV STC SA 344 SWITCH, OVERVOLTAGE RELAY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TELL YOU TO SPLICE IN TO THE EXISTING GENERATOR FIELD SWITCH WIRE CHANGED FIELD CIRCUIT WIRING ON SN 2202 AND UP. BY ATTACHING FIELD WIRE TO THE SAME TERMINAL AS P7A AT THE MASTERSWITCH, WHICH BYPASSES THE MASTERSWITCH. REFER TO FIG 9-72 IN THE SRM. THE FIX IS EASILY ACCOMPLISHED BY MOVING WIRE P8A ON THE MASTERSWITCH BACK TO THE LOCATION SHOWN IN FIGURE 9-71 FOR EARLIER SN ACFT.

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