SDR ERA00004

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
February 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566EA
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft serial
381
Part
Wire
Part number
P107
Condition
Failed
Location
Ext Pwr Recpt
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT DC GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE ON APPROACH. COMPLETE DC POWER FAILURE AFTER LANDING. SMOKE SMELL IN COCKPIT. BATTERY POWER COULD ONLY BE DISCONNECTED BY REMOVING BATTERIES. WIRE NR P107 FROM A2 TERMINAL OF DC EXTERNAL PWR CONTROL (CHANGEOVER) RELAY SHORTED TO PWR TERMINAL A2 OF BATTERY RELAY. WIRE EITHER TOO LONG OR NOT PROPERLY TIE-WRAPPED TO KEEP FROM CHAFING. WIRE BURNED AND MELTED FROM CHAGE OVER RELAY TO COCKPIT EXTERNAL BATTERY SWITCH. MANY OTHER WIRES MELTED THAT WERE CONTAINED IN THE SAME WIRE BUNDLES.