Service difficulty report · Switch · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
December 27, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft time
27,543 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Switch
Part number
MS2452322
Condition
Failed
Location
Vhf Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) MEDIC`S VHF RADIO STATION AND SAT PHONE REPORTED FOR TEMPORARILY POWER LOSS DURING FLIGHT. DURING MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING, TESTING OF THE SYSTEMS RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF MEDIC`S RADIOS, PILOT`S TAC COMM ,AND MOST OF MEDIC`S ESSENTIAL BUS. FOUND LOOSE WIRES ON MEDIC`S ESSENTIAL AND NON ESSENTIAL BUS SWITCHES. ALL WIRES RECONNECTED AND SYSTEMS POWERED UP WITH APU POWER. SATISFACTORY POWER UP OF ALL MEDIC`S RADIOS AND SAT PHONE CARRIED OUT. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, A SIMILAR VISUAL INSPECTION IN THE SAME AREA WAS PERFORMED FOR THE OTHER ACFT IN THE FLEET WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.