Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 2, 2006
Submitted
August 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK366
Aircraft time
2,417 hours, 2,153 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
2,417 hours, 2,152 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
False Activation
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

KAPA - KAPA, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 34,000 FT THE RT THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE CREW PUSHED THE EMERGENCY STOW BUTTON, THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHILE DESCENDING FROM 29,000 FT TO RETURN TO KAPA, A "POP" SOUND WAS HEARD AND WAS FELT IN THE POWER LEVERS. THE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KAPA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT THRUST REVERSERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORDAM GROUP SERVICE BULLETIN BJ400 78-3. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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