Service difficulty report · Buss Tie · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
June 25, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft time
1,712 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Buss Tie
Part number
974033813
Condition
Failed
Location
Junction Box
Part time
722 hours
Component
Junction Box
Component part number
974033813
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER CONDUCTING A 100 HR INSP. THE ACFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR OPS AND LEAK CHECKS. DURING GROUND RUN THE BUSS TIE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED WITH NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYS. A SHORT TIME LATER THE BUSS TIE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON THE OVERHEAD SWITCH PANEL. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET WITH ANOTHER POP OF THE BREAKER. A LT POWER JUNCTION BOX WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED AS RECTIFICATION OF THE SNAG. THIS IS THE FIFTH CHANGE OF THIS COMPONENT SINCE NEW. ENGINEERING IS LOOKING INTO THESE FAILURES TO RESOLVE THE CONTINUING SNAG. THE ACFT RUNS A NON PARALLELED ELECTRICAL SYS WITH A BUSS TIE RELAY THAT CLOSES UPON A GENERATOR FAILURE. THE BUSS TIE MESSAGE DISPLAYED DOES NOT SIGNIFY A BUSS TIE POSITION, RATHER IT NOTIFIES FLIGHT CREWS, THE BUSS TIE IS IN THE WRONG POSITION FOR THE MODE OF OPERATION.