Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cndair CL2156B11215

Difficulty date
July 14, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL2156B11215
Aircraft time
5,010 hours
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
2KC71B22
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuel Drain
Part time
417 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WIRE BUNDLE FOUND RUBBING ON CANNON PLUG CONNECTOR ON FUEL DRAIN SYSTEM AT WS 68.0 GIVING THE R/H HANDLING BLEED VALVE INOP WARNING IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT. WIRE 2KC71B22 HAD RUBBED THROUGH CAUSING A SHORT IN TURN GIVING THE WARNING TO THE FLIGHT CREW. THIS FAULT WAS CAPTURED BY THE AUTOFEATHER CONTROL COMPUTER AND STORED AS A FAULT. THE FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT, ONLY HAPPENING WHEN VIBRATION CAUSED THE WIRE TO TOUCH THE CANNON PLUG CONNECTOR MOMENTARILY CAUSING A FAULT CODE TO BE REGISTERED. (TC# 20140812007)