Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
October 16, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft time
3,604 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Wire
Condition
Wrong Part
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) AIRCRAFT CAME IN WITH THE CIGAR LIGHTER NOT FUNCTIONING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, THE OLD RESETABLE FUSE WAS STILL ON BACK OF CIGAR LIGHTER. WIRE WAS BETWEEN OLD FUSE AND CIGAR LIGHTER. LOOKED UP AND FOUND A SMALL "HOT" WIRE STILL CONNECTED TO THE AMMETER FOR THE CIGAR BUS. FOLLOWED THE CIGAR LIGHTER WIRE AND FOUND THAT THE WIRE HAD BEEN PUT ONTO A PROPER FUSE. AD 79-08-03 REQUIRES THE SMALL WIRE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BACK OF AMMETER TO PREVENT SMOKE AND/OR FIRE IN COCKPIT. WIRE WAS REMOVED, CAPPED, AND BUNDLED.

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