Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 10, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
6,633 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
82454109013
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
6,897 hours
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) FOLLOWING A SCHEDULED ENGINE CHANGE, LT ENGINE FAULT CODE 742 WAS FOUND IN THE CDS AND WOULD NOT CLEAR. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND 2 CHAFED AND BROKEN WIRES IN THE FADEC 7600-P50 CONNECTOR PLUG, AIRFRAME HARNESS, PN 82454109-013, SN KWS892. THE WIRES ARE INSIDE A METAL 90 DEGREE BACKSHELL FOR THE CONNECTOR PLUG. THE WIRES WERE FOUND TO BE CHAFING ON THE INSIDE CORNER OF THE BACKSHELL AND THUS SHORTED TO GROUND CAUSING THE FAULT. THE WIRES BROKE WHEN THE BACKSHELL WAS REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THE WIRES INSIDE THE HARNESS WERE TOO SHORT TO PROVIDE A PROPER RADIUS INSIDE THE 90 DEGREE BACKSHELL. PRIOR TO REMOVAL, THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE HARNESS OR PLUG. ACFT TSN 6897, CSN 4819.