SDR 27641204

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
December 23, 2004
Submitted
December 28, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N581MD
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1098
Aircraft time
157 hours
Part
Bracket
Part number
116118001
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Inst Panel
Part time
157 hours
Component
X-M Weather Kit · Cirrus
Component part number
70089
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF VOLTAGE INDICATION ON THE MFD WITH ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OPERATING NORMALLY. THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DISCOVER THAT WIRE #ANEN983-22 WAS CHAFFED THROUGH THE INSULATION (THE AREA IN QUESTION IS LOCATED ABOVE THE CO-PILOTS KICK PANEL AND BEHIND THE RIGHT HAND INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY HAD THE X-M WEATHER KIT OPTION INSTALLED. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THE KIT IS INSTALLED IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WIRE HARNESS TO BE MOVED TO THE POINT WHERE IT CAN CHAFFE ON THE X-M AFT MOUNTING BRACKET. SINCE THIS IS DIFFICULT TO SEE ANTI-CHAFFE MATERIAL SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON THE AFT BRACKET TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION.

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