SDR 96ZZZX211

Service difficulty report · Wire · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
November 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81KA
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0227
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Part time
9,297 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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 PREPARING ACFT TO INSTALL AEROSPACE LIGHTING CORPORATION'S PROTECTED POWER SUPPLIES IN THE CABIN FLUORESCENT LIGHTING SYSTEM, AN INSPECTION OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING REVEALED A SHORT LENGTH OF WIRE THAT HAD BURNED INSULATION. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY EQUIPMENT OR STRUCTURE IN THE AREA. A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE SYSTEM UNCOVERED SEVERAL SPOTS WHERE IT APPEARED THAT HIGH VOLTAGE HAD ARCED BETWEEN 2 WIRES (BROWN PIN HOLES). ALL OF THESE SPOTS WERE LOCATED WHERE THE WIRE HAD BEEN TIE-WRAPPED TOGETHER. THE PROTECTED POWER SUPPLIES THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED WOULD HAVE SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN IN THIS CONDITION. AD 90-14-06 HAD BEEN C/W. MFG P/N, MIL SPEC W-16878.