What was found
ALUMINUM BATTERY CABLE BECAME RESISTIVE CAUSING BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTOR TO OVERHEAT AND MELT OFF OF G-35 BATTERY. COMPLIANCE WITH PIPER SB 836A WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2273Q
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 287790359
- System (JASC)
- 2430 · DC Generating System
- Part
- Wire
- Part number
- P1D
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Battery
- Part time
- 5,308 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.