Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Cndair CL2156B11215

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL2156B11215
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
215T522414
Condition
Loose
Location
Mdc
Part time
210 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

WHEN SELECTING NR 2 BATTERY MASTER SWITCH ON, NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO THE ACFT. WHEN BOTH BATTERY SWITCHES WERE TURNED ON THERE WAS NO POWER INDICATION ON THE DC VOLT METER AND THE CO-PILOTS EFIS SCREENS DID NOT POWER UP. EVERYTHING WORKED FINE WHEN EXTERNAL POWER WAS APPLIED. AN INSP OF THE MDC (MAIN DISTRIBUTION CENTER) WAS CARRIED OUT AND REVEALED THAT NR 2 SHUNT CONNECTOR FOR BATTERY NR 2 DIRECT BUSS WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE IN THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX. THE FASTENERS FOR THE SHUNT WERE RETORQUED AND THE SYS CHECKED SERVICEABLE.