Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 17, 2018
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
6,554 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Wire
Part number
11PC0011JR00
Condition
Chafed
Location
Switch Panel
Part time
6,134 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, D

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

What was found

(CAN) SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER LANDING. WIRE FROM NAVIGATION LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH TO SPLICE (FROM SINGLE WIRE TO 3 WIRES, FOR EACH NAVIGATION LIGHT) BURNED. RIGHT NAVIGATION LIGHT WIRE FROM SPLICE TO RIGHT SIDE OF COCKPIT BURNED. SOME ADJACENT WIRES IN BUNDLE AT CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH PANEL DAMAGED. SUSPECT CHAFE AT RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL AS CAUSE OF SHORT TO GROUND, CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT OPERATE TO PROTECT WIRE. (TC NR 20180223006).

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