Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
December 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Part
Wire
Part number
W200043418
Condition
Burned
Location
Cb 0304
Part time
18,571 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 INSPECTION SEVERAL WIRES AND AN INSULATION BLANKET WERE FOUND BURNED. THE WIRES HAD BURNED UP TO 6 INCHES OF WIRE AND HAD ALSO BURNED SEVERAL TYWRAPS INSIDE COCKPIT OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. WIRE WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE WAS CONNECTED FROM TAT PROBE INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (CB0304) TO WINDSHIELD WIPER LEFT CIRCUIT BREAKER (CB0385).

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