SDR 97ZZZX911

Service difficulty report · Wire · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
February 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52475
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0119E
Part
Wire
Part number
P505B
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Start Relay
Part time
4,201 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND WIRES FROM TERMINAL A1 OF K310 BATTERY RELAY TO BATTERY SHUNT AND WIRES FROM THE BATTERY SIDE OF REVERSE CURRENT RELAY TO TERMINAL A1 OF K301 START RELAY HAD SEVERELY CRACKED COVERING EXPOSING BARE WIRES. THESE WIRES ARE CLAMPED TOGETHER AND COULD HAVE STARTED TOUCHING EACH OTHER AT ANY TIME. ALL OF THESE WIRES SHOW 'NO' SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS OR OVERHEATING. THE CRACKING APPEARS TO BE FROM OLD AGE. SUBMITTER STATES DURING INSPECTIONS, THIS AREA SHOULD BE INSPECTED CLOSELY.

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