SDR 96ZZZX1270

Service difficulty report · Bus Bar · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
February 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
VT3R931L
Gibbs Service Center Inc
Aircraft
N9617F
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800107
Part
Bus Bar
Part number
26700045
Condition
Defective
Location
Panel Assy
Component
261318118
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT IN IMC ATC NOTED MODE 'C' INOPERATIVE. CONFIRMED PROBLEM, ALSO FOUND RT FUEL QUANTITY FUEL FLOW AND ITT INOPERATIVE. DURING DESCENT, PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED WIRE WHICH JUMPS TO THE BUS THAT CONTROLS THE INTERMITTENT SYSTEMS WAS LOOSE AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. FOUND THE THREADS IN THE TAB WHICH THE JUMPER ATTACHES TO WERE DAMAGED. THE SCREW WOULD 'BOTTOM OUT' AND GET TIGHT, BUT THE CONNECTOR WAS FREE TO ROTATE CAUSING INTERMITTENT CONDITION.

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