Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 182R

Difficulty date
December 7, 2021
Submitted
December 7, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N81MP
Make and model
Cessna 182R
Aircraft serial
18268520
Aircraft time
9,980 hours
Part
None
Condition
None
Component
Coil Cord
Component part number
CA393424
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ELECTRIC TRIM ACTIVATION WAS KEYING RADIO AND PRESSING PTT SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT. THE YOKE COIL CORD INSULATION WAS FALLING OFF OF 2 ADJACENT WIRES ALLOWING THE 2 CONDUCTORS TO TOUCH AND SHORT CIRCUIT. THE COIL CORD IS A CYGNET CA3934-24 INSTALLED 2 YEARS AGO WITH A GARMIN GFC600 INSTALLATION. THIS IS THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WE’VE SEEN WITH THE FAILED INSULATION ON CYGNET CA3934-24 COIL CORD AFTER BEING INSTALLED FOR 2 YEARS.

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