Service difficulty report · Connector · Bac 146200A

Difficulty date
May 30, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bac 146200A
Aircraft time
37,985 hours
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3476W1419S
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) UNCOMMANDED IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF NR 4 ENG. DURING FINAL APPROACH. CONNECTOR IDENT (P52) ON BACK-UP OVERSPEED CONTROLLER FOUND TO BE SHORTED INTERNALLY. VOLTAGE LEAKING ACROSS VARIOUS PINS ON PLUG ALSO OUT TO OVERSPEED FUEL BYPASS/SHUT-OFF VALVE. THIS IS WHAT ACTIVATED FUEL BYPASS VALVE, CAUSING ENG TO SHUTDOWN. REPLACING (P52) CONNECTOR (P/N MS3476W14-19S) WILL ALSO REPLACE SECONDARY/BACK-UP CONTROLLER AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE (TO HAVE IT BENCH CHECKED TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO INTERNAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY STRAY VOLTAGE). ONCE SYS IS RE-ASSEMBLED, WILL CARRY OUT FURTHER CHECKS TESTING. GROUND RUNS, CARRIED OUT FUNCTIONING OVERSPEED ON PARTICULAR ENG WITH NO FAULTS AND SYS WAS GROUND CHECKED SERVICEABLE.