Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
July 19, 2017
Submitted
July 19, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N139CW
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
31020
Aircraft time
7,997 hours
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Overhead Panel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE MECHANICS HAD THE POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED SPARKS IN THE OVERHEAD AREA ABOVE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, WHEN THEY MOVED THE ROTOR BRAKE HANDLE FORWARD. THE AREA WAS INSPECTED AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT SOME WIRES HAD BEEN CONTACTING THE ROTOR BRAKE ROD AND CHAFED THROUGH K16 & K63 WIRE BUNDLE. WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND REROUTED. WE INSPECTED THE REMAINDER OF OUR FLEET AND FOUND NO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THIS CONDITION.

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