SDR 441M

Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
March 13, 2002
Submitted
March 13, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N441M
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410032
Aircraft time
6,735 hours, 4,714 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Boost Pump
Part time
6,735 hours, 4,714 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND CHAFED WIRE THAT HAD BEEN ARCING ON THE BOX THAT SURROUNDS THE BOOST PUMPS TO KEEP THE FUEL IN THE FUEL HOPPER. ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM WHERE THE BOOST PUMP, CONNECTOR PLUG ENTERS THE INBOARD RIB OF THE WET WING AREA, A WIRE (THE RED WIRE) HAD BEEN CHAFING ON THE BOX AND CHAFED THROUGH THE INSULATION. A PIN HOLE WAS CREATED IN THE CAN FROM THE ELECTRICAL ARCING.

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