Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
April 16, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft time
14,210 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67R
Propeller
Hamstd 23E50
Part
Wire
Part number
M227591622
Condition
Arced
Location
Airspeed Warning
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRSPEED AURAL WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE (POPPED). WHEN THE UPPER PANEL WAS LOWERED EVIDENCE OF ARCING WAS FOUND ON AIRFRAME STRUCTURE. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED THROUGH PARTIAL REPLACEMENT, CHAFE PROTECTOR WAS ADDED TO THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE AND THE WIRE BUNDLE AND THE WIRE BUNDLE WAS RE-POSITIONED. (TC NR 20070418005)

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