Service difficulty report · Harness · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
September 12, 2001
Submitted
September 21, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Harness
Condition
Chafed
Location
Flight Control
Part time
3,197 hours, 399 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) WHILE MOVING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL, A SLIGHT "CATCH" COULD BE FELT.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHEN PULLED BACK, THE AILERON CROSSOVER TIE ROD P/N 941.93.43.415 ON THE CONTROL COLUMN, CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE BACK OF THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD). THE SCREWS HOLDING THE MFD CONNECTOR TO THE BACK OF THE MFD TRAY WERE ALSO PULLED OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE MFD WAS INSPECTED FOR CHAFFING AND REPOSITIONED AND FASTENED. NEW SCREWS WERE INSTALLED TO HOLD THE MFD CONNECTOR TO THE TRAY.