Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 6, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,268 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS, CREW NOTICED FALSE FIRE WARNING, FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE ACTUATION, ALTHOUGHT VALVE ACTUATION WAS AUDIBLE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR REPAIRS. WIRING SUSPECTED AS CAUSE OF FALSE INDICATIONS HOWEVERE MEG OF WIRING REVEALED NO SHORTS. PRIMARY WIRES WERE TO BE REPLACED BUT DURING PROCESS, A CHAFFED WIRE WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE FORWARD CLOSET AREA, BEHIND THE TCAS RX / TX. OCCASIONALLY, THE WIRE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH A KNURLED FITTING RELATING TO THE TCAS. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AREA PROTECTED FROM ADDITIONAL CHAFFING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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