Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
December 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47830
Aircraft time
81,185 hours, 27,294 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
BXS700720
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

UPON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEG TO UP AFTER T/O WARNING AURAL, FLAPS, SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL FLAPS SELECTED TO PREVIOUS POS. WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED, HAD BRAKING ACTION SCALE APPEARED. RAN QRH ABNORMAL NON-ALERT, GND SENSING FAILURE, CHECKLIST. WHILE LT & RT GND SENSOR CB'S PULLED, AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO SENSE AIR MODE. PRIOR TO CB'S PULLED AUTOPILOT DID ENGAGE. FCP FUNCTIONS WORKED, PRESS CONTROLLER WORKED. SHORT TO GND ON WIRE SEGMENT B102-4980-20, WIRE SHORTED BEHIND EQUIP PANEL. REPAIRED WIRE B102-4980-20 IAW STD WIRING PRACTICES MANUAL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATIONS CHECK GND SENSE RELAYS, LT GND SENSE CB POPPING. LT GND SENSING 12 RELAY R2-5897 INTERNALLY SHORTED, CAUSING CB B1-91 LT GND SENSING TO POP & KEEP IT FROM RESETTING. R & R R2-5897, LT & RT GND SENSING, NOW TESTED GOOD.

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