Service difficulty report · Connector · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
November 16, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Connector
Part number
25200301
Condition
Melted
Location
Potable Water
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
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 WATER STERILIZER "FAILURE CHAN 1" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ACCESS TO THE NPS-A2 POTABLE WATER TRAETMENT UNIT, P/N: 9-10001-06 , S/N:1495MOD2.2 GAINED AND GALLEY CB PANEL B-8, PURIFIER WAS OPENED. THE CB WAS RESET AND VERIFIED THAT THE CHAMBER 1 LAMP WAS NOT ILLUMINATED.TO CONFIRM THE FAULT WAS A LAMP FAILURE, THE CB WAS OPENED AND THE TWO LAMP CONNECTORS SWAPPED. THE CB WAS RESET AND THE CHAMBER 1 LAMP ILLUMINATED. THIS CONFIRMED A UNIT FAILURER NOT A LAMP FAILURE. THE CB WAS OPENED AGAIN AND THE CONNECTORS PLACED BACK IN THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS AND THE CB RESET. THE CHAMBER 2 CONNECTOR STARTED ARCING AND MELTING THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR. THE CB WAS OPENED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE-IT DID NOT OPEN BY ITSELF. THE CONNECTOR,EVEN INITS SEMI MELTED STATE WAS VERIFIED TO BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND CONNECTED IAW THE NPS-A2 INSTALLATION AND SERVICE MANUAL, SECTION 4.4-LAMP REPLACEMENT.