SDR 96ZZZX5978

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech B100

Difficulty date
October 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6241P
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE130
Part
Wire
Part number
M22759749
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Eng Start/Gen
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 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 LEFT ENGINE, THE WIRE NUMBERS OF THE DEFECTIVE WIRES ARE K2D4, K2F4, P10A4, P10C4, AND P10E4. THIS IS THE THIRD B100 FOUND WITH THIS DEFECT.

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