Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 12, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0288
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Hour Meter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SUBJECT A/C DO NOT HAVE HOUR METER OPTION INSTALLED. A/C IS WIRED FOR THIS OPTION. CLOCK OR HOUR METER. MAINT HAS FOUND AT CIRCUIT BREAKER CB75 BOTH OPTIONS POWERED AND WIRE DF2 TERMINAL IMPROPERLY STOWED. TERMINAL END OF WIRE DF2 IS NOT PROTECTED FROM SHORTING AND IMPROPER WRAPPING ALLOWS TERMINAL END TO FLOP AROUND. TERMINAL END TO FLOP AROUND. TERMINAL END DF7 IS A GROUNDED CIRCUIT AND IS STOWED WITH DF2 TERMINAL. FOUND THIS A/C WIRING TIES BEHIND RADIO RACK. DF2, DF7 TERMINAL ENDS LOOSE. MAINT IS INSPECTING A SAMPLE SET OF AIRCRAFT FOR THIS CONDITION. IF FOUND IN THIS CONDITION. MAINT IS DISCONNECTED TERMINAL DF1 AT CB75, HEAT SHRINKING TERMINAL END FOR PROTECTION AND PROPERLY STOWING WIRE.

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