Service difficulty report · Wire · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
September 4, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft time
7,994 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Master Switch
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) RT AVIONICS AUX MASTER SWITCH WAS SELECTED ON AND SMOKE WAS NOTICED WITHIN 5 SECONDS. SWITCH WAS SELECTED OFF AND SMOKE STOPPED. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTICED EXCEPT VISUAL BLACK DISCOLORATION ON F/O PHONE JACK OF HEADSET. THIS OCCURRED ON THE GROUND IN BETWEEN FLIGHTS. MX WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING FROM THE AUX AVIONICS SWITCH WAS BURNT AND ALSO 1 WIRE FROM THE 50AMP CB WAS BURNT. ALL AFFECTED WIRING WAS REPLACED AND ALL SYSTEMS AFFECTED TESTED AND NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND. SUSPECT WIRE FROM AUX SWITCH CHAFED AGAINST 50AMP CB WIRE.