Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 24, 2006
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK297
Aircraft time
5,241 hours, 4,366 cycles
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
101364046233
Condition
Arced
Location
Aft Junction Box
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

KSFB TRIP THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON STARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE ALL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT FAILED EXCEPT FOR STANDBY POWER. A GROUND POWER UNIT WAS CONNECTED AND SUFFICIENT VOLTAGE WAS SUPPLIED. WHEN RECYCLING THE POWER SWITCHES, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BEGIN TO BRING THE BATTERY ON-LINE, AND THEN COMPLETELY DROP OFF. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT A BUSS BAR FOR SUPPLYING THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY HAD LOOSE HARDWARE. AFTER REMOVING THE NUTS FROM THE BUSS BAR THE BAR APPEARED TO BE ARCED IN HALF. THE EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE, BATTERY GROUND TERMINAL LUG, AND EXTERNAL POWER J BUSS BAR WERE REPLACED. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTE

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