Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
March 25, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
22,438 hours
Engine
Lyc T5317A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING START UP THE STARTER RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPING NOT ALLOWING THE STARTER TO START. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE 2 WIRES LABELED K2D20 AND K3C20 CHAFFED INSIDE THE CO-PILOTS COLLECTIVE. K3C20 HAD BEEN SOLDER SPLICED AND CHAFED AT THE SPLICE AND K2D20 WAS CHAFFED THROUGH THE WIRE.

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