Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
15,581 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 281
Part time
16,604 hours, 18,159 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TAIL FLOOD LIGHTS UNSERVICEABLE.TAIL FLOOD LIGHT LAMPS CHECKED. NO FAULT FOUND, VOLTAGE CHECKED & NONE PRESENT. LOCATED CIRCUIT BREAKER & IT WAS FOUND TRIPPED. RESET C/B & TRIPPED RIGHT AWAY. FAULT NOW KNOWN TO BE A DEAD SHORT. SUSPECTING WIRING IN EMPENNAGE SECTION OF A/C. LOCATED PLUG P393 (AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) AND FOUND THAT WIRING HAS BEEN CHAFED BY ACTUAL BACKUP LINER. WIRING REPLACED & WIRING ENCLOSED IN SPIRAL WRAP. TAIL FLOOD LIGHTS CHECKING SERVICEABLE. PLUG P393 ALSO INCLUDES OTHER LIGHTING SYSTEMS & ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TRIM RELAY. NO OTHER WIRING OTHER THAN FLOOD LIGHT WIRING AFFECTED AT THIS TIME.

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