Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,454 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
6,997 hours, 7,088 cycles
Component
C/B Panel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ARCING OF CHAFED WIRES WAS DISCOVERED BEHIND THE LT PANEL FORWARD OF THE MAIN CCT BREAKER PANEL (P/N 2613181-18). THE WIRE BUNDLE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE BEAM WHICH RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE DOOR SILL ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE WIRES THAT WERE FOUND TO BE ARCING WERE: AA-LB15, AA-LB43 & AA-LB48. THESE WIRES ARE LIGHTING CIRCUIT RELATED, BUT THE WIRE BUNDLE THEY ARE IN IS OVER 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND CONTAINS POWER WIRES FOR MOST OF THE SYSTEMS IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND A PROTECTIVE COVER WAS INSTALLED OVER THE WIRE BUNDLE.

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