Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
May 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft time
3,696 hours
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT RECORDER CIRCUIT BREAKER, 551FZ, TRIPPED, ONE SECOND LATER STDBY FLIGHT RECORDER CIRCUIT BREAKER, 561FZ, TRIPPED. RESET ATTEMPTED, DUE INFLIGHT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED A WIRE, ID 36/22, ACTIVE +28VDC WHICH WAS A CAP AND STOWED WIRE FROM TERMINAL STRIP 3J`S. THIS WIRE WAS FOR A REDUNDANT SYSTEM TO A LT AILERON POSITION TRANSMITTER ID-201FZ. THE UNIT 201 FZ WOULD BE USED ON A MODEL WITH A AVIONICS SUITE. THE WIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SHORT CIRCUIT FROM THE CENTER CONDUCTOR TO THE SHIELD. THE CONDUCTOR HAD BEEN BENT BACK AND TIED TO THE BUNDLE DURING MFG. THE ANGLE WAS ACUTE AND OVER TIME THE CENTER CONDUCTOR WORE THROUGH TO THE SHIELDING. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED. THE RT WING TERMINATION AND CAP AND STOW WAS INSPECTED WITH NO FAULT FOUND.