Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cndair CL6013A

Difficulty date
November 11, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6013A
Aircraft time
5,884 hours
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Instrument Panel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT'S EFIS EADI WIRE BUNDLE CHAFING 12 INCHES FROM CONNECTOR 1P3FH. WIRE BUNDLE CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR. SOME WIRE FOUND TO HAVE ABRADED INTO CENTER CONDUCTOR. WIRES FH215D24, FH216D24, 1FH108A24, 1FH109A24, FH230D24, FH231D24, 1FH116A24, FH117A24, 1FH275A24, AND 1FH276A24 REPAIRED BY SPLICING IAW WM. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAULT INDICATION, BUT WIRING COMPROMISED TO THE EXTENT THAT FAILURE WAS FORTHCOMING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WIRING WAS RUBBING ON EHSI CONNECTOR WHICH IS INSTALLED DIRECTLY BELOW EADI. THERE WAS NO WIRE PROCTION SLEEVE INSTALLED AT THE DAMAGED AREA. CO-PILOTS EADI AND EHSI WIRING INSPECTED AND FOUND ONLY MINOR CHAFING, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DEGRADE OVER TIME.