Service difficulty report · Connector

Difficulty date
September 23, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Part
Connector
Part number
U384U
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) PRIOR TO REPLACING CONNECTOR, WE VERIFIED WITH A DMM CONTINUITY FROM CONNECTOR END TO SOLDER TERMINALS. (6) CONNECTORS WERE FOUND INPROPERLY MANUFACTURED, THE ORIENTATION OF THE SOLDER TERMINALS DID NOT MATCH THE CONNECTOR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER AT NEXUS AND NOTIFIED HIM OF THE FINDING. PARTS REMOVED FROM QUARANTINED AND SHIPPED TO NEXUS FOR ANALYSIS.