Service difficulty report · Wire · Dorner DO228202

Difficulty date
July 9, 2014
Submitted
July 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263MC
Make and model
Dorner DO228202
Aircraft serial
8150
Aircraft time
10,881 hours, 14,589 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LEFT GENERATOR SYSTEM KICKED OFF LINE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYSTEM THE 20 GAUGE "D" WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN INSIDE THE SHEATH IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS ONLY DETECTABLE BY OHM CHECKING THE HARNESS. DURING THE OHM READING CHECKS OF THE GENERATOR SYSTEM A SECONDARY PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH HIGH RESISTANCE ON THREE WIRES AT THE LEFT GCU CANNON PLUG. THEY WERE BREAKING AWAY AT THE AT THE PINS DOWN IN THE PLUG PAST THE STRAIN RELIEF. THESE WERE ALL REPAIRED. VIBRATION AND THE FREQUENT REMOVAL OF THE GCUS AND STARTER GENERATORS FOR REPLACEMENT, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND INSPECTION MAY BE LEADING TO THE WIRING TO BREAKDOWN.