Service difficulty report · Wire · Moravn Z142

Difficulty date
August 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z142
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
855 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) DUE TO A RECENT SHORTING AND MELTING OF THE CLOCK WIRE IN A LIKE PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT. THE CLOCK WIRE WAS INSPECTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICE AND NONE WAS FOUND LEAVING THE CLOCK WIRE HOT FROM THE BATTERY SWITCH AND ULTIMATELY THE BATTERY. AN IN-LINE FUSE WAS INSTALLED AT THE BATTERY SWITCH.