Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
December 23, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
902 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
WIRE1544
Condition
Chafed
Location
Aux Fuel Pump
Component
Aux Fuel Pump
Component part number
D7431
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
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 HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ITS FUEL PUMP WARNING LIGHT. INTERMITTENTLY THE AUX FUEL PUMP WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AT APPROX. 60 PERCENT BRIGHTNESS DURING A LONG FLIGHT. AN ENGINEER CHANGED THE AUX FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH. THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR DURING TESTING. HOWEVER, THE AC WAS BROUGHT BACK TO BASE TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO OTHER PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND ONE OF THE WIRES FOR THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHAFING ON A VENT TUBE NEAR THE FIREWALL. REPLACED A SECTION OF WIRE AND COVERED IT IN SPIRAL WRAP, TO PREVENT CHAFING IN THE FUTURE. (TC NR 20071224001)