Service difficulty report · Wire · Bac 146100A

Difficulty date
May 27, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bac 146100A
Engine
Lyc ALF502R3A
Part
Wire
Condition
Unapproved Part
Location
Fire Btl Squib
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) APU FIRE BOTTLE SQUIB WIRE BETWEEN PIN 2 AND EARTH POINT WIRE WAS THE INCORRECT TYPE FOR THE APPLICATION. THE WIRE FITTED WAS A SINGLE CORE SHIELDED WIRE WITH 150 DEGREE BLUE AMP TERMINALS. THE CORRECT WIRE IS 16 GAUGE SINGLE CORE 260 DEGREE WIRE. A SIMILAR LENGTH OF WIRE WAS FOUND INSTALLED IN THE EXTINGUISHER USED CIRCUIT FROM EARTH POINT L1 TO TERMINAL STRIP 311-03-00 B1. THIS WIRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 22 GAUGE 260 DEGREE SINGLE CORE WIRE. UNAPPROVED PART. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.