Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 12, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
78,145 hours, 36,263 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON APPLYING EXTERNAL POWER BATTERY BUS RELAYS WERE BURNT. REPLACED RELAYS AND POWER WAS RE-APPLIED AND RELAYS BURNT AGAIN AND SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED IN THE COCKPIT. FOUND A LARGE WIRE BUNDLE WITH BURNT WIRES AND CLAMPS APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES ALONG THE HARNESS IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL AT THE L-1 DOOR. OPENED HARNESS AND FOUND A SCREW HEAD PROTRUDING FROM THE WALL WITH SEVERAL BROKEN WIRES AROUND IT. CURRENTLY UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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