SDR 97ZZZX1591

Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA31T1

Difficulty date
March 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T1
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Glareshield
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WIRE BUNDLE FROM GLARESHIELD CHAFED THROUGH 'A+' WIRE FOR ANNUNCIATORS CAUSING ARCING AND SMOKE FROM UNDER GLARESHIELD. FOUND WIRES UNPROTECTED AT FEED-THROUGHS. ALSO, NO GROMMETS INSTALLED IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SHORT ALSO CAUSED THE ANNUNCIATOR CONTROL BOX TO SMOKE AND BECOME INOPERATIVE LOSING ALL THE WARNING SYSTEMS. NOTE: NO CURRENT PROTECTION IS BETWEEN THE BOX AND PANEL.

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