Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
17,450 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
B40531
Condition
Burned
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) THERE WAS A NEWLY O/H PROPELLER INSTALLED. AFTER 10.4 HRS, THE PILOT SNAGGED THE PROP DE-ICE SYS FOR LOW AMPERAGE. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT FOUND 2 OUT OF THE 3 WIRES WERE BROKEN INTERNALLY. 1 OF THE WIRE HARNESS SHORTED AND SPARKED WHEN MOVED. THE WIRE HARNESS WERE REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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