SDR 95ZZZX3391

Service difficulty report · Butt-Splice · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
667
Part
Butt-Splice
Part number
320570
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Heat Sys
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEAR JET WIRING MANUAL 21-42-00, PAGE 7, AUXILIARY CABIN HEAT SYSTEM. WIRE NR HC47A10T, A 10-GAUGE WIRE, IS BUTT-SPLICED TO A 16-GAUGE WIRE AT THE AUXILIARY HEAT RELAY PANEL. THE BUTT-SPLICE AND THE 16-GAUGE WIRE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO MELT ON THE SPLICE AND MAKES THE 16-GAUGE WIRE BROWN. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF OVERHEATING AT THIS SPLICE.

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