SDR 97ZZZX1623

Service difficulty report · Overlay · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
March 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N805GT
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500212
Part
Overlay
Part number
99143871
Condition
Shorted
Location
Pilot Cb Panel
Part time
2,988 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

UPON REINSTALLATION OF THE PILOT'S SIDE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL OVERLAY, THE ATTACHING SCREW INSTALLED IN THE AFT CENTER MOUNT HOLE CONTACTED THE VERTICAL LEG OF A BUSS BAR. THE BUSS BAR IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND (OUTBOARD OF THE MOUNTING NUTPLATE. THE SCREW BEING INSTALLED WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY LONGER, APROXIMATELY .0625 INCH, THAN THE ONE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS POWERED UP, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND OCCURRED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, PANEL OVERLAY, SCREW, NUTPLATE, AND WIRING.

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