Service difficulty report · Wire · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
November 27, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Aircraft time
2,840 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C2E
Propeller
Mcauly 1A200*
Part
Wire
Part number
186187192
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Strobe Lights
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING COMPANY STRUCTURAL INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROGRAM (SIRP), FABRIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE WINGS. ON INSPECTION OF THE WIRES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER WIRES FOR THE NAV AND STROBE LIGHTS WERE INCORRECTLY ROUTED ALLOWING THE WIRES TO RUB ON A RIB. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THESE WIRES WERE NOT SUPPORTED OVER A COMPRESSION STRUT ALLOWING THE WIRE TO RUB IN THIS AREA. ON INSPECTION OF THE WIRE ROUTING DOWN THE LEADING EDGE NOW INCLUDING THE STALL WARNING WIRES, 2 GROMMETS ON THE NOSE RIBS WERE FOUND DETERIORATED AND SPLIT ALLOWING WIRES TO RUB ON THE NOSE RIBS. 2 OTHER GROMMETS WERE FOUND PARTIALLY SPLIT AND DETERIORATING.