Service difficulty report · Wire · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 18, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
45,465 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Part time
45,465 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE COMPLETEING PHASE 3 INSP IN THE CABIN WHICH INVOLVES REMOVING THE FLOOR PANELS, THERE WERE WIRES FOUND CHAFING ON THE EDGE OF THE WIRING TRAY AT FS 177.35. ALSO DISCOVERED WIRES CHAFED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND WAS ARCING ON THE METAL TRAY THAT THE WIRES WERE SECURED TO AT FS 280.75. THERE WAS 1 WIRE COMPLETLY BURNED THROUGH AND 5 OTHERS THAT WERE ARCING AT FS 280.75. ALL THE WIRES ARE FOR THE LT GEN. FS 177.35 AND IS THE CAUSE OF THE LT BLEED AIR WARNING CB TO POP. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH CARGO AND PUSHED THE FLOOR DOWN ENOUGH TO TOUCH IT.

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