Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
October 10, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft time
10,158 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110N
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C601
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ON RETURN FROM IT`S FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THE RT AUX FUEL PUMP NOT WORKING AND THE RT LANDING LIGHT BLOWING THE BREAKER. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE RT AUX PUMP, IT WAS FOUND THAT AT THE INTERSECTION OF FS 212.00 AND WS 40.00 THE WIRES THAT RUN ALONG THE AFT SIDE OF THE AFT SPAR HAD BURNED TO THE POINT OF 7 WIRES BREAKING APART. THE RT FIRE BOTTLE WAS FOUND EMPTY, AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SHORTING IN THE BUNDLE SET OFF THE FIRE BOTTLE. THE WIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN HANGING DOWN AND CHAFED ON A RIVET BELOW, CAUSING THE SHORTING (ELECTRICAL).

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