Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 31, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
20,629 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A/C BROUGHT INTO HANGAR AFTER THE DAY OF FLYING. WHILE IN THE HANGAR THE CARGO DOOR WARNING CAME ON. INSPECTED THE DOOR WARNING AND FOUND THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH STICKY AND THE LATCH HANDLE SWITCH CRACKED. SWITCHES REPLACED ALL CHECKED OK. THE REASON FOR THIS SDR IS THAT DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE CARGO DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOUND THAT THE LOWER WIRING HAS BEEN CHAFING ON THE DOOR. THIS COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS IN THE FUTURE. SPIRAL WRAP WAS PLACED ON THE WIRING AND WIRING RESECURED TO TYWRAP POINTS. WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS WIRING BE SPIRAL WRAPPED TO PREVENT THIS FROM CAUSING A FAULT IN THE FUTURE.

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