SDR 96ZZZX5457

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N93ME
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1345
Part
Wire
Part number
P41K16
Condition
Burned
Location
Rt Gen Gcu
Part time
2,509 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT GEAR FAILED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ALL COMPONENTS OPERATIONAL. HIGH RESISTANCE FOUND FROM PIN 33 ON RELAY PANEL A123 AND PIN B AT GCU. CAUSE FOUND IN WIRE P41R16 WITHIN THE BUNDLE RUNNING FROM RELAY PANEL A123 WHERE WIRE HAD BEEN STAMPED BY LABELING MACHINE CAUSING AN INDENTATION IN SHIELDED WIRE WHICH APPARENTLY ALLOWED ARCING TO OCCUR AND EVENTUALLY BURNED THROUGH THE CONDUCTOR. WIRE WAS SPLICED AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.