Service difficulty report · Wire · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
July 26, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cvac 440
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT BETA LIGHT WAS 'ON' DURING TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, PILOT ABORT TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT, BETA LIGHT AND THE FEATHER SOLENOID ENERGIZE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT WIRING WAS CHAFING ON THE RT RADIO RACK AFT OF THE APU AC CONTROL PANEL INTO THE COCKPIT. THOSE WIRES ARE: RT AUTO FEATHER CHECK RELAX AND RT FEATHER SOLENOID. WAS ABLE TO PROVE USING THE WIRING DIAGRAM THAT THOSE CHAFED WIRE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN.