Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bell 412

Difficulty date
June 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
146425
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT TWO WIRE BUNDLES WERE CHAFING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE WIRE BUNDLES ARE LOCATED IN THE UPPER LT DOOR POST. WHEN THE WIRE BUNDLES WERE SEPERATED, NUMEROUS WIRES WERE FOUND CHAFED COMPLETLY THROUGH TO THE BARE WIRE. TWO OTHER AIRCRAFTWERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. A DND FLIGHT SAFETY REPORT WAS FILED WITH MFG.

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