Service difficulty report · Transorb · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 20, 2001
Submitted
March 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500149
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Transorb
Part number
S31065
Condition
Burned
Location
Avionics, Jbox
Part time
613 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

DISPLAY UNITS 4 AND 5, FMS 2 SCREEN AND RADIO CONTROL UNIT SCREEN BLANK. AVIONICS FAN INSPECTION AND CAS MESSAGES DISPLAYED. CAUSE OF DISCREPENCY APPEARS TO BE TRANSORB (PN S3106-5) WIRED INTO QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE AVIONICS RELAY KZ002 (PN SM400D64). TRANSORB WAS BURNED ALMOST IN HALF, WIRES INTO DISCONNECT FITTING HAD NO INSULLATION LEFT ON THEM , 8 INCHES BACK FROM CANNON PLUG TO WIRE BUNDLE. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED IN EITHER SITUATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY (PN SM400D64), CONNECTOR (PN MS27473E8F35S), AND TRANSORB (PN S3106-5) ALSO REPLACED WIRING. INVESTIGATE WIRING DIAGRAMS TO FIND OUT WHY CIRCUIT BREAKERS HAVE NOT BEEN TRIPPED AT TIME OF MALFUNCTIONS.

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