Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
18,304 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Mcauly B3DF36C526
Part
Wire
Part number
NIL
Condition
Burned
Location
Control Panel
Part time
18,214 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IN FLIGHT CRUISE CONDITION PILOT REPORT ODORS OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT, EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, CLOSE MASTER ELECTRICAL SWITCH, TURN OFF SYS, TURN ELECTRICAL ON, EMERGENCY CALL AND LAND TO CLOSEST AIRPORT. FIRST INVESTIGATION, ALL ELECTRICAL SYS CHECK, AVIONIC WIRING INSPECTED, ALL RADIO CHECK, MASTER BATTERY ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CHECK, RUN UP WITH ALL ELECTRICAL SYS ACTIVATED. FOUND AIR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER IN OFF POSITION. SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED AND ACFT FLEW TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY. INVESTIGATION, FOUND WIRES BURN IN THE UPPER CONTROL PANEL CLOSE TO CONNECTOR E309, THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSE BY INAPPROPRIATE WIRING HANDLING AND ACFT CONCEPTION. THE WIRES DID CHAFE ON EACH OTHER UNTIL BARE AND OVERHEATING ACTION OCCUR. THE WIRES WERE POSITIVE, WIRE H93EE THAT ARE SUPPLYING POWER TO THE SWITCH AND A JUMPER AT SWITCH THAT SUPPLY LT AND RT GROUND FAN BLOWER. THE BREAKER JUST WASN`T DETECTING THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT COMPLETELY FAILED.

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