SDR 96ZZZX5620

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech B100

Difficulty date
October 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1807H
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE119
Part
Wire
Part number
M22759749
Condition
Cracked
Location
Start/Gen
Part time
5,464 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE STARTER/GENERATOR 4 GAUGE WIRES THAT RUN FROM THE FIREWALL POWER CONNECTOR AND GENERATOR GROUND TO THE STARTER/GENERATOR WERE FOUND WITH CRACKED INSULATION. THE CRACKS RUN PARALLEL WITH THE WIRE. SOME OF THE CRACKS ARE OVER 3 INCHES IN LENGTH EXPOSING THE CENTER CONDUCTOR. ON THE LT AND RT ENGINES, THE WIRE NUMBERS OF THE DEFECTIVE WIRES ARE K2D4, K2F4, P10A4, P10C4, P10E4, K17A4N, K17B4N, AND K17C4N. THIS IS THE SECOND B100 FOUND LIKE THIS.

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