Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 182R

Difficulty date
September 8, 2021
Submitted
September 8, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9930E
Make and model
Cessna 182R
Aircraft serial
18268743
Aircraft time
5,510 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Part time
5,510 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER APPLICATION OF FULL POWER. PILOT NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM BELOW PILOT'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND TAKEOFF ROLL WAS ABORTED. SPARKS STOPPED ONCE POWER WAS PULLED TO IDLE. AFTER TAXI TO RAMP AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN A QUICK INSPECTION WAS MADE FOR ANYTHING CONTACTING THE BUSS BAR BENEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MASTER SWITCH WAS CYCLED BACK ON AND SPARKS CAME FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALTERNATOR 55 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE 8 GAUGE POWER WIRE FROM ALTERNATOR TO 55 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD CHAFFED UP AGAINST THE OUT LINE FOR THE PRIMER PUMP. WIRE NUMBER PB34 HAD CHAFFED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE DIAMETER OF THE WIRE AND THE PRIMER LINE PN: 0700099-2 HAD ERODED ABOUT 90% DIAMETER DUE TO THE ARCING FROM BARE WIRE CONTACTING STEEL FUEL LINE. CORRECTION PLAN IS TO REPLACE POWER WIRE AND PRIMER LINE AND REROUTE THE POWER WIRE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE TO AVOID CHAFFING IN THE FUTURE.

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