Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
May 28, 2026
Submitted
June 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207YH
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700637
Aircraft time
10,613 hours, 10,612 cycles
Engine
Cont IO520F
Engine time
1,110 hours, 1,110 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Circuit Breaker
Component
Circuit Breaker
Component part number
7277210
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE-OFF, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE AND LOOKED AT GAGES AND ENGINE OIL TEMP SHOWED "0". PILOT TURNED AROUND AND LANDED. MECHANICS FOUND A LOOSE WIRE ON MAIN BUSS, BROKEN 10 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER AND BROKEN WIRE AT VOLTAGE REGULATOR. MECHANICS TIGHTENED LOOSE WIRE, REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND INSTALLED NEW RING TERMINAL AND REPLACED VOLTAGE REGULATOR. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AFTER REPAIRS.

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