SDR CA130501003

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 150G

Difficulty date: April 30, 2013
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cessna 150G
Aircraft time: 5,143 hours
Engine: Cont O200A
System (JASC): 2140 · Heating System
Part: Wire
Condition: Burned
Location: Heating Sys
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: H, B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT SAW SMOKE AND SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL POWER TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND RING TERMINAL LAYING ON CABIN HEAT CONTROL. WIRE TRACED BACK AND FOUND CONNECTED TO AMMETER. THIS WIRE MUST BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE AMMETER I.A.W. WITH AD 79-08-03. IN THIS AIRCRAFT, THE CIGAR LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND THE UNPROTECTED WIRE WAS BUNDLE AND LEFT IN AIRCRAFT.

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