Service difficulty report · Grommet · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 21, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
830 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Grommet
Part number
RB215
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine Baffle
Component
Engine Baffle · Diamon · 227521860
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) AC WAS SNAGGED WITH GEN LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATING WITH BATTERY AND GENERATOR SWITCHES ON. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS FOUND THAT WHERE ALTERNATOR CONTROL AND BATTERY WIRES PASS THROUGH GROMMET OF ENGINE BAFFLE, WIRES HAD CHAFFED THROUGH PLASTIC INSULATOR OF WIRE. WEAR WAS CAUSED BY CHAFFING OF GROMMET, WIRES. SNAG WAS CONFIRMED WHEN ONE OF CONTROL WIRES AT ALTERNATOR PLUG WAS FOUND BROKEN AT SPADE TERMINAL. ALTHOUGH UNRELATED TO SNAG, WIRE CHAFING WAS SECOND AC FOUND WITH SIMILAR WIRE DAMAGE. WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED. MFG HAS BEEN ADVISED.

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