SDR 97ZZZX1973

Service difficulty report · Wire · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
March 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N195ER
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
243256
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Firewall
Part time
5,769 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRING INOPERABLE PANEL LIGHTS, DISCOVERED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNED AND SHORTED. THE PANEL LIGHTS FAULT WAS WORN THROUGH INSULATION BY ADJACENT LIKE TYPE WIRES IN MID-HARNESS, WORN AND BURNED SEVERAL PLACES WITHIN THE HARNESS. ALSO DISCOVERED WORN, CUT, AND BURNED WIRES IN SAME HARNESS TO OTHER SYSTEMS CONTAINED IN THE BUNDLE.

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