SDR 95ZZZX2830

Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
May 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N100CK
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
222
Part
Wire
Condition
Terminal Loose
Location
Battery Box
Part time
2,730 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND WIRE TERMINAL ON WIRE NR PP19E6, ATTACHED TO TERMINAL NR 2 OF AUXILIARY BUS 'D' RELAY 51P, WAS NOT CRIMPED ON THE WIRE PROPERLY. THIS LEAD TO INCREASED RESISTANCE AT THIS CONNECTION WITH THE TERMINAL END AND APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF THE WIRE GETTING EXTREMELY HOT AND THE INSULATION DAMAGED. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE IN THE TAILCONE AREA. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS TO INSPECT THESE TERMINALS FOR LOOSE ATTACHMENT AT MORE FREQUENT INTERVALS.