Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 29, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Shorted
Location
Propeller Sync
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C DEPARTED YYC, DURING CLIMB-OUT LIGHTS FLICKERED LT GEN KICKED OFFLINE AND CREW LOST FMS SCREEN AND PROP SYNC CB POPPED. AS DEPARTING MX BASES, ELECTED TO RETURN TO YYC. PAX`S WHERE DISEMBARKED AND A/C RETURNED TO HANGAR. GENERATOR CAME ON LINE DURING STARTUP AND TAXI BACK TO HANGAR ALTHOUGH FMS SCREEN AND PROP SYNC REMAINED INOP. VISUAL CHECK OF START/GEN COMPLETED AND GROUND RUN AND FLT TEST COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ELECTRICAL FAULT IN GENERATOR. FMS AND PROP SYNC WHERE DEFERRED AND FLIGHT CONTINUED. ELECTRICAL SHORT OF PROP SYNC SYSTEM SUSPECTED OF INTERFERRING WITH START/GEN AND HARMING FMS SCREEN. TROUBLESHOOTING OF PROP SYNC SHORT ONGOING. WILL REPORT FINDINGS.