Service difficulty report · Wire · Amrgen AA5B

Difficulty date
January 6, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amrgen AA5B
Aircraft time
1,543 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4K
Part
Wire
Part number
5LF2AND5LF3
Condition
Burned
Location
Beacon
Part time
1,546 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FLASHING BEACON WAS FOUND TO BE NOT WORKING. UPON TRACING THE WIRING A BURNED WIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT JUNCTION JP-1-2 BELOW INSTRUMENT PANEL AFT OF CENTER CONSOLE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT BURNED WIRES WERE FOUND AT THIS LOCATION ON THIS TYPE OF ACFT AND THE THIRD TIME THAT BURNED WIRES WERE FOUND AT A CONNECTOR IN THE FLASHING BEACON CIRCUIT.