SDR 98ZZZX3462

Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech E90

Difficulty date
August 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8111P
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW72
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Battery
Part time
7,389 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

DURING COMPLETE PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND BATTERY WIRES FROM BATTERY BUS TO RT AND LT MAIN BUS (P83A0, P83B0) CURRENT LIMITERS (325 AMPS) TO BE SEVERELY BURNT FROM THE CURRENT LIMITER CONNECTIONS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES ALONG THE WIRE. SUBMITTER STATES IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CORROSION IN THE WIRE STARTING AT THE TERMINAL LUG.

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