Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
September 19, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
23,179 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Navigation Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI AFTER A UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT EVACUATED. THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AVIONICS RELAY WIRE 2A10A HAD CHAFED THROUGH AND ARCHED ON A HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE AREA BELOW THE FLOOR JUST AFT OF THE COPILOTS SEAT.THE WIRING AND THE LINE WERE REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS DETECTED.