SDR 97ZZZX2642

Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
May 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N800N
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258003
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
727421
Condition
Shorted
Location
Efis Pwr Supply
Part time
6,739 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING 1,200 HOUR CHECK (CODE 340009 ON PAGE 4 OF CHAPTER 5) OF EFIS POWER SUPPLIES, FOUND EFIS TUBES TO BLANK OUT WITH RT GENERATOR OFF AND BUS TIE OPEN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND 35 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER B5 (TO FEED PS1B BUS FROM PS1 BUS) ON PANEL ZK TRIPPED. THIS C/B WAS CHANGED. ANOTHER ENGINE RUN TO FUNCTION TEST THIS SYSTEM SHOWED (WITH RT GENERATOR OFF AND BUS TIE OPEN) EFIS TUBES TO REMAIN ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN 35 AMP B5 BREAKER WOULD TRIP WITH 22 VOLTS SHOWING ON PS2 BUS (SHOULD READ ZERO). WHILE ISOLATING VOLTAGE SOURCE, FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM SUBPANEL 'C' OF DA PANEL. FOUND LOWER TERMINAL OF 1 AMP BREAKER (PN 7274-2-1) FOR 'EFIS EQUIP NR 1' ABRADED INTO A WIRE BUNDLE.