Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 3, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
421 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Wire
Part number
J51600YJ39500B
Condition
Broken
Location
Electrical
Part time
438 hours, 418 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RPTED BY CREW THAT DIM POTENTIOMETER WAS NOT DIMMING LIGHTS FOR FLT CNTL PANELS & ANNUNCIATORS. WIRING BUNDLE BEHIND RADIO PANEL FOUND TO HAVE A BLACK DISCOLORATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND WIRE TO BE BROKEN AS IT HAD BEEN CHAFFINGAGAINST CENTRE FORMER STATION 94. THIS WIRE IS FED FROM AVIONICS ANNUNCIATOR 5 AMP C/B THROUGH J395(E) TO P237(E) TO ANNUNCIATOR BRIGHT/DIM POTENTIOMETER SWITCH THEN TO P237(B) TO J395(B) WHICH THEN FEEDS ANNUNCIATOR DIMMING CNTL RELAY COIL . THERE WERE NO RPTS OF SMOKE & FUMES.SUBMITTER STATES THIS IS 2ND RPT WITHIN 2 WEEKS BY THIS COMPANY CONCERNING CHAFFED WIRES BEHIND RADIO AUDIO PANEL.

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