Service difficulty report · Wire · Bag JETSTM3212

Difficulty date
September 9, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3212
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Wing Root
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, POWER LOSS ON RT ENG AT A FREQ OF 1-2 MINS, A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. DURING FINAL , LANDING & TAXI TO SHUTDOWN, ENG NORM. CHIP DETECTOR & FILTERS INSPD, NO FAULTS FOUND. FUEL PRESSURE OK. COMPLETE GROUND RUN PERFORMED WITH NO FAULTS. TEST FLT PERFORMED WITH NO FAULTS. PROBLEM REOCCURRED 5 WEEKS LATER. COMPLETE WIRING SYS FOR TORQUE IND SYS INSPD. CHAFED WIRE FOUND BEHIND TERM BLOCK IN RT WING ROOT. DISASSEMBLED TO EXPOSE WIRE FOR INSP. CHAFED WIRES & CHAFED PAINT ON STRUCT COULD NOT BE SEEN WITH A MAGNIFIER. VOID IN INSULATION FOUND. WIRE REINSULATED & REPOSITIONED. TORQUE IND SYS WORKS WITH MILLIVOLTS (PREAMPLIFIED). SUSPECT MOISTURE PROVIDING A GROUND PATH & TORQUE SYS SEEING AN OVRTORQUE.