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Service difficulty report · Battery Cable · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date: February 15, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N32439
Make and model: Piper PA28151
Aircraft serial: 287515156
System (JASC): 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
Part: Battery Cable
Condition: Wrong Part
Location: Dc Gen System
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: W
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE BATTERY TO MASTER SOLENOID, SOLENOID TO STARTER CONTACTOR, BATTERY TO GROUND, AND AIRFRAME TO ENGINE GROUND CABLES WERE FOUND FABRICATED FROM INDUSTRIAL GRADE 600 VOLT COPPER TRANSMISSION CABLE. LOG RECORDS INDICATED THESE CABLES WERE INSTALLED IN PLACE OF ORIGINAL ALUMINUM CABLES IN 1989. PIPER SB 836A SPECIFIES COPPER CABLE MEETING MIL-W-22759.

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