Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 20, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
23,756 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Wire
Condition
Frayed
Location
Proximity Sensor
Part time
753 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A PASSENGER DOOR STOW CAUTION MESSAGE ON EICAS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE MCD HANDLE PROX SENSOR PS1MB HAD A FRAYED AND DAMAGED WIRE FROM INTERFERENCE WITH THE MCD HANDLE LINKAGE. THIS PROX SENSOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED LAST SEP 24 (4 MONTHS AGO). NORMAL INSTALLATION REQUIRES THE WIRES TO BE BENT BACK 180 DEGREES AGAINST THE SENSOR BODY AND TY-WRAPPED IN PLACE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE TO THE LINKAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIRES UNDER THE TY-WRAP MIGRATED BACK RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH THE HANDLE LINKAGE.