Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
July 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Yaw Damper
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) YAW DAMPER NR 2 FAILED. STABILIZER AUGMENTATION COMPUTER REPLACED. ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT, NR 2 YAW DAMPER FAILED AGAIN. LOW RESISTANCE READINGS ON 26 VAC AND LVDT EXC YDZ OUTPUT FROM STABILIZER COMPUTER WAS TRACED TO A SHORTED WIRE IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, CAUSING A BURN UP OF 115/26 VAC TRANSFORMER IN COMPUTER. WIRE NR CH141A22WHT IS REFERENCE. WIRE BUNDLES ALONG LEADING EDGE ARE ROUTED IN VERY TIGHT SPACE, THEREFORE, SCREWS USED FOR MOUNTING BLEED AIR LEAK TEMP SENSORS MUST BE COATED WITH PRC TO PREVENT CHAFING. IN THIS CASE SCREWS NOT PRC'D. CANADAIR INFORMED.