Service difficulty report · Wire · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
September 4, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
6,154 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
231412A18
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 2 Comms
Part time
6,925 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A SNAG FOR A COMM 2 CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE POWER WIRE CHAFED ON THE EDGE OF THE LIGHTING MODULE. THE WIRE WAS CHAFED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE WIRE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM THE INSPECTION AREA BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING HAD OCCURRED BEFORE AND WAS ASSUMED TO BE CAUSED BY THE RADIO HAVING AN INTERNAL ISSUE. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE RADIO TESTED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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