Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
January 31, 2013
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AMCR163C
Alticor Inc
Aircraft
N279DV
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0052
Aircraft time
627 hours, 525 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
M39029222020
Condition
Loose
Location
Heater Sleeve
Part time
627 hours, 525 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE RELIEF TUBE DRAIN HEATER, FOUND THE WIRES FROM THE ORIGINAL HEATER SLEEVE TO SPLICES AT027 AND AT028 WERE UNDER-CRIMPED AND EASILY PULLED THE WIRE FROM THE PIN SOCKET. ALSO, THE INSULATION WAS OVER-STRIPPED, EXPOSING TOO MUCH WIRE BEHIND THE PIN. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WIRING ON THE ACFT SIDE OF SPLICE IS 20 GA., AND THE HEATER SLEEVE WIRES ARE 24 GA. ADDITIONAL, THE SAME SPLICES WERE CHECKED ON ANOTHER ACFT AND FOUND THE SAME THING, PINS UNDERCRIMPED AND WIRES OVER-STRIPPED.

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