SDR AWHA1125

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 22, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0256
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

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE THE HOUR METER OPTION INSTALLED. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT IS WIRED FOR THIS OPTION, CLOCK OR HOUR METER. MAINTENANCE HAS FOUND AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CB75 BOTH OPTIONS POWERED AND THE WIRE DF2 TERMINAL IMPROPERLY STOWED. THE TERMINAL END OF WIRE DF2 IS NOT PROTECTED FROM SHORTING AND IMPROPER TIE WRAPPING ALLOWS THE TERMINAL END TO FLOP AROUND. TERMINAL END DF7 IS A GROUNDED CIRCUIT AND IS STOWED WITH DF2 TERMINAL. FOUND THIS AIRCRAFT WIRING TIES BEHIND CO-PILOTS INSTRUMENTS PANEL. DF2,DF7 TERMINAL ENDS LOOSE. C/A: MAINTENANCE IS DISCONNECTING TERMINAL DF1 AT CB75, HEAT SHRINKING TERMINAL END FOR PROTECTION AND PROPERLY STOWING WIRE.

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