Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bac 146200A

Difficulty date
January 5, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bac 146200A
Aircraft time
35,294 hours
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
WIRE161
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 1 Generator
Part time
37,287 hours, 36,709 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START APU , LOST AC BUSS 1 AND ESSAC , NR 1 GENERATOR WOULD NOT RE-SET, AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND CHAFING OF THE 'B' PHASE (YELLOW STRIPE) NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR WIRING CHAFED TO GROUND AT THE LT TOP FWD COWL (WIRING BUNDLE CONTAINING FEEDER CABLE AND GEN CONTROL WIRING), ALSO FOUND CHAFING OF THE NR 1 GENERATOR 'RED STRIPE' WIRING AT PYLON COVER. NOTE: PREVIOUS SIMILAR EVENT ON THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN BLAMED ON CONTAMINATION OF THE CONNECTOR (1XB-7R), PROBLEMS WERE SEVERAL DAYS APART.