Service difficulty report · Wire · Casa C212

Difficulty date
May 9, 2013
Submitted
May 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467CS
Make and model
Casa C212
Aircraft serial
167
Aircraft time
11,562 hours, 14,064 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110R
Engine time
9,473 hours, 9,894 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4M
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C, E

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

What was found

THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE CO-PILOT CALLED THE LIGHT AND THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED. PIC CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON FIRE AND PERFORMED A NORMAL SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED TWO WIRES THAT WERE CHAFED AND SHORTING. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CHAFING WIRES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.