Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 22, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
2,380 hours
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
W23X1A1G50
Condition
Broken
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) FOUND ALTERNATOR POWER WIRE LOOSE AT 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER CAUSING SIGNS OF ARCING. BREAKER HOUSING WAS FOUND CRACKED CLOSE TO CONNECTION. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE WIRE INSULATOR OF THE CHARGING WIRE WHICH RUNS FROM THE ALTERNATOR TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER(P/N 24315A8) WAS BROKEN AT THE FIREWALL GROMMET EXPOSING THE WIRE, ALTHOUGH NOT SHORTING OUT WITH ANYTHING. PARTS WERE REPLACED AS REQUIRED.

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