What was found
(CAN) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING A FAULTY RADAR, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR HAD HEATED AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR MATERIAL (PLASTIC) THEREBY ALLOWING SOME CONNECTOR PINS TO MAKE CONTACT AND CAUSE A SHORT.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 200BEECH
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A41
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 2400 · Electrical Power System
- Part
- Connector
- Part number
- 2063781
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Bulkhead
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.