SDR 97ZZZX1878

Service difficulty report · Shock Mount · Piper PA31T1

Difficulty date: March 31, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N114JR
Make and model: Piper PA31T1
Aircraft serial: 31T8004037
System (JASC): 2460 · DC Power Distribution System
Part: Shock Mount
Part number: 475109
Condition: Broken
Location: Relay Panel
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

PILOT REPORTED WHEN DEICE TURNED ON, PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OR GO OUT. VARIOUS OTHER CKTS ENERGIZED (HEATER FUEL, BOOT DEICE, ETC). FOUND RELAY PANEL SHOCK MOUNT BROKEN CAUSING PANEL TO BE HOT WITH 24V DC, WHICH TURNED CIRCUITS ON.

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