# SDR 97ZZZX1973

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 31, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: N195ER
- Make and model: Mooney M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 243256
- System (JASC): [2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2497)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1973

## Discrepancy

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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