Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 19, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
2,407 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Wire
Part number
C6220010201
Condition
Burned
Location
Wing Tip
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE NAV. LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER/SWITCH WOULD TRIP INSTANTLY WHEN SELECTED ON. ALSO THE AMMETTER WOULD SPIKE TO 20+ AMPS FOR A MICRO-SECOND. I DEAD SHORT WAS DETECTED IN THE NAV LIGHT CIRCUIT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT, WITHIN THE LT WINGTIP THE LT NAV LIGHT WIRE HAD WORN INTO THE BONDING STRAP OF THE LT STROBE LIGHT AND FUSED TOGETHER. THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE BASE OF THE NAV LIGHT SOCKET HAD ALSO SUFFERED HEAT DAMAGE FROM THE DEAD SHORT. BOTH WIRE SEGMENTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. AND RE-ROUTED. SYSTEM TESTED CHECKS OK.

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