Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 14, 2021
Submitted
January 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562P
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605172
Aircraft time
6,632 hours, 5,466 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel Indication
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE LEFT LOW FUEL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR FLICKERED NUMEROUS TIMES IN FLIGHT. EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE LEFT FUEL BOOST ANNUNCIATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND DISCOVERED THE WIRE TPD010-BPD011 WITH AN UNSECURED CLAMP AND CHAFING AGAINST A BRACKET. REPAIRED WIRE IAW THE 560XL MM 73-30-02. OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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