Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 17, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
5,084 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Overheat Detect
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DUCT OVERHEAT SENSOR WIRE PN W84C20 WAS FOUND BARE & BROKEN UNDER DUCT COUPLING CLAMP. THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WAS COMPLETED THROUGH THE CLAMP AND DID NOT SHORT TO GROUND BECAUSE IT WAS ISOLATED BY THE SILICONE RUBBER COUPLING.

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