Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
October 14, 2016
Submitted
October 14, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6219D
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17272641
Aircraft time
17,389 hours
Part
Line
Part number
050042319
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE INCOMING PRIMER LINE UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN CHAFFED THROUGH BY A LANDING LIGHT WIRE. THE CHAFFING HAD CREATED A PIN HOLE IN THE PRIMER LINE AND THE RESULTING FIRE APPEARED TO BE FUEL FED. THE PRIMER LINE APPEARS TO HAVE SEPARATED NEAR THE CHAFFING AND THE WIRE APPEARED TO BE WELDED TO THE PRIMER LINE DUE TO THE FIRE. PERSONNEL ON THE AIRPORT WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE IN A SHORT TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO RECORD OF RECENT PRIMER OR ELECTRICAL WIRING MAINTENANCE THAT HAD BEEN CONDUCTED IN THAT AREA. DUE TO LOCATION IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE AREA OF THE CHAFFING MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING NORMAL SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS.

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