Service difficulty report · Wire · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 14, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Apu
Part time
30 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

(CAN) PATS APU INSTALLATION STC SA95-34 FIRE WARNING AFTER 20 MIN OF APU OPERATION PRIOR TO ENGINE START. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AND FIRE EXT FIRED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF EXTERIOR OF APU ENCLOSURE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. APU REMOVED AND FOUND WIRES APU2002-20B, APU200-20A AND APU1019-16 CHAFED. APU2000-20A HAD SHORTED TO FIRE LOOP IN 2 LOCATIONS RESULTING IN ARCING AND OVERHEAT OF THE LOOP IN THAT LOCATION. ALL WIRING REPLACED, HIGH TEMP SPIRAL WRAP INSTALLED TO PROTECT WIRING. BOMBARDIER ADVISED VIA FIELD SERVICE REP.