What was found
PILOT REPORTED ELEC ARCHING & BURNT WIRES ON ECS CONTROL BOX. MECHANIC INSPECTED & FOUND WIRE BUNDLE HAD CHAFED THROUGH ON THE ECS CONTROL BOX & CREATED ARCHING & BURNT WIRES ON THE WIRE BUNDLE.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2014
- Submitted
- June 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45627
- Aircraft time
- 18,416 hours, 21,797 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2197 · Air Conditioning System Wiring
- Part
- Wire Harness
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Ecs
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.