Service difficulty report · Connector · Beech 76

Difficulty date
December 21, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft time
14,102 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1G6D
Propeller
Hartzl HCM2YR
Part
Connector
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Adf
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ADF INTERMITTENT NDB AND HEADING. AFTER SWAPPING RECEIVERS, ANTENNA, REPLACING ANTENNA TRAY AND CONNECTOR, REPLACING PINS IN RECEIVER TRAY, FOUND CO-AX CONNECTOR INNNER CORE TOUCHING SHIELDING AT RECEIVER TRAY. SNAG ONLY APPREARED WHEN WIRING HARNESS WAS PULLED ON. SOLDERED PORTION OF CONNECTOR HAD WEAKENED OVER TIME AND COULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THE CO-AX WHICH LED TO THE SHORTING. (TC NR 20070129006)

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