Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 10, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
15,610 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Wire
Part number
71644004
Condition
Broken
Location
Start Solenoid
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED UNABLE TO START LT OR RT ENGINES AT DEPARTURE. MX INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE WIRE LEAD FROM ACFT BATTERY CONTACTOR TO THE STARTER SOLENOID WAS BROKEN AND SEPARATED AT THE BATTERY CONTACTOR END, JUST DOWN-STREAM OF THE TERMINAL CONNECTION. NEW WIRE MFG BY LOCAL AVIONICS VENDOR AND INSTALLED. ENGINE START AND OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.

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