Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 10, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0471
Aircraft time
5,711 hours, 6,985 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
WD41
Part serial
NA
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel Indicating
Part time
5,711 hours, 6,985 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FOUND FUEL SELECTOR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND FUEL SELECT OFF ENUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN AIR TURNBACK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND WD41 WIRE BETWEEN FUEL SELECTOR WARNING HORN AND CIRCUIT BREAKER CHAFED THROUGH THE SHIELDING, GROUNDING THE CIRCUIT TO THE AIRFRAME. REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRE AND RESECURED TO PREVENT FUTURE CHAFING.

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