Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 11, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft time
14,101 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3122E1412P
Condition
Melted
Location
Landing Light
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) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT LANDING LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE LANDING LIGHT SYS IAW WM 33-40-01 FOUND PINS L & D OF CONNECTOR J336 SHORTED TOGETHER AS WELL AS FL14 CURRENT LIMITER POPPED. CONNECTORS, PN MS3122E14-12P, REMOVED WITH NEW CONNECTORS, PN MS3122E14-12P INSTALLED. FL14 CURRENT LIMITER, PN MS28937-20, REMOVED WITH NEW LIMITER, PN MS28937-20 INSTALLED. LANDING LIGHT SYS OPS TEST CARRIED OUT AND FOUND SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT A BAD CRIMP CAUSED AND INCREASE IN RESISTANCE CAUSING AND INCREASE IN HEAT THUS MELTING THE INTERNAL CONNECTOR AND AS A RESULT PIN L AND D SHORTING OUT AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDER CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

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