Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
December 6, 2020
Submitted
December 8, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N100JS
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
72023
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Sparks
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER GAINING ACCESS TO THE DOOR DAMPER TO PERFORM REPLACEMENT WHILE REACHING UNDER THE FLOOR TO REMOVE THE DOOR DAMPER, IAW G500 AMM52-14-01, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE 72043-R112 LOOM ASSEMBLY. THE ENGINEER FELT A SHOCK IN HIS HAND AND SAW SPARKING/ARCING. HIS HAND WAS REMOVED AND THE SHOCK AND ARCING STOPPED. THERE WERE SOOT MARKS ON HIS HAND AND DAMAGE HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO THE LOOM ASSEMBLY. LOOM HAS BEEN SEPARATED AND THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO A TWISTED CABLE. THE BARE CONDUCTOR IS VISIBLE. THERE ARE ALSO DEPOSITS OF SOME KIND OF CLEAR LACQUER ON THE LOOM, ADJACENT LINES AND TRU.