Service difficulty report · Harness · Beech A100

Difficulty date
May 28, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
15,659 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Harness
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Fire Detection
Part time
15,754 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER A FALSE FIRE WARNING. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND POWER FOR AUTO IGNITION SYSTEM WAS BLEEDING THROUGH WET WIRE INSULATION & INTO FIRE DETECT SYSTEM THROUGH IT'S WIRE INSULATION. THIS TOOK PLACE IN MAIN WIRE BUNDLE FOR RT ENG. FWD OF FIRE WALL. WIRES WERE DRIED & TEMPORARILY REPAIRED WITH SHRINK TUBE & SYSTEMS WERE TESTED. FURTHER INVEST. ON AN OTHER BEECH A100 S/N B152: FOUND THAT WITH A METER IN DRY WIRE BUNDLE THERE WERE NO VOLTAGE, WHEN WIRE BUNDLE WAS SPRAYED WITH WATER. I COULD GET AS HIGH AS 8. UDC SEEPING THROUGH INSULATION OF WIRES. AUTO IGNITION & FIRE DETECT WIRES ARE SAME TYPE OF WIRE WITH OUTER BRAID FOR HEAT.

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