What was found
INNER SHIELD WOULD NOT RING ON PIN 89 OF THE ANTENNA CONNECTOR. OPENED CONNECTOR AND FOUND DRAIN WIRE INCORRECTLY TERMINATED ON WIRE. (STRIPPED END WAS PUSHED PAST SOLDER SLEEEVE).
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N407GA
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53104
- System (JASC)
- 3455 · Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) System
- Part
- Wire
- Part number
- 05001756003
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Adf
- Component
- KA87
- 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.