Service difficulty report · Feeder Cable · Cndair CL6013A

Difficulty date
July 2, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6013A
Aircraft time
6,688 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A
Part
Feeder Cable
Part number
WIRE2XA80ABBLU
Condition
Arced
Location
Fs 625.30
Part time
6,869 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RT GEN TRIPPED OFFLINE DURING APPROACH. GEN OFF ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON, PWR AUTO TRANSFERED FROM GEN 1. NO LOSS OF PWR ON ANY AC BUSES. AC FERRIED WITH GENERATOR 2 SELECTED OFF. ON 3RD ENGINE RUN, PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO A WIRING PROBLEM. MAIN GEN FEED WIRES AWG 8 WERE INSPECTED. AT FS 625.30 JUST AFT OF AFT PRESURE BULKHEAD, EVIDENCE OF ARCING FROM FEEDER WIRE TO AC STRUCTURE WAS FOUND. ARCING REMOVED APPROX 0.780 SQUARE INCH OF MATERIAL. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF FEEDER WIRES DURING ORIGINAL AC BUILD. INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN WIRING AND STRUCTURE. OPPOSITE SIDE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND WIRING HAD A SAFE CLEARANCE TO STRUCTURE. (TC NR 20060712003)