Service difficulty report · Ignition Lead · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Aircraft time
14,163 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Ignition Lead
Part number
J557USA
Condition
Shorted
Location
Engine
Part time
1,095 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) 7MM IGNITION WIRE INSULATION VERY SOFT. CHAFED BADLY ON INSIDE HARNESS AND EVEN AGAINST OTHER WIRES. CAUSED INTERMITTENT ROUGH MAG IN-FLIGHT.TALKED TO OVERHAUL SHOPS. THEY SAY THERE WAS A POOR BATCH OF WIRE USED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, OTHER PROBLEMS WERE SURFACING. ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN 1995. 2001-01-03TC: MORE INFO IS REQUESTED FROM ORIGINATOR -- FEEDBACK ARTICLE WILL BE PROPOSED.2001-01-16TC: SUSPECT LEADS HAVE A PART NUMBER STAMPED ON LEADS ( J557-USA ).