Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
November 25, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft time
39,832 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Lights
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CABIN READING LIGHTS LT BANK AND CABIN LATERIAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING - CAUSE 115VAC SERVICE BUS AND 28 VDC GROUND HANDLING BUS WIRES SHORTED TO GROUND AND EACH OTHER CAUSING BURNT WIRES AT FRAME 20 L/H BEHIND OVERHEAD BIN BETWEEN 71VC AND 751VT, THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNCLEAR , BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A WIRE THAT HAD RUBBED ON A GROUNDING STRAP. INVESTIGATION ON GOING. (TC# 20141128006)

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