Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
September 25, 2020
Submitted
September 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
6800113
Aircraft time
12,030 hours, 7,939 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING AND AFTER APU START UP IN FLIGHT WITH APU BLEED OFF WE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL COMING FROM THE COCKPIT GASPERS. AFTER SHUTDOWN OF THE APU THE SMELL WENT AWAY. SIGN OFF. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FOUR WIRES EXHIBITING A BURNED/CHAFED APPEARANCE. DETERMINED THREE OF THE 4 WIRES TO BE COSMETIC ISSUE, AS THE CENTER CONDUCTOR WAS NOT COMPROMISED. FOUND FINAL WIRE TO BE DAMAGED TO THE CENTER CONDUCTOR AND IS MARKED AS 1ET004-3PT065B. DETERMINED THIS WIRE IS CURRENTLY UNUSED, REF THE CESSNA 680 WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL 49-00-01 FIG, 06 SHEET 3 AND CITATION STANDARD PRACTICE MANUAL 20-30-15. APPLIED HEAT SHRINK AND END CAP TO UNUSED WIRE. REAPPLIED PROTECTIVE TAPE AND RESECURED WIRE BUNDLE, IN REF TO CESSNA STANDARD PRATICES MANUAL 20-30-15.

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