Service difficulty report · Wire · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 15, 2001
Submitted
December 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873LP
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
659
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
5,406 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN SERVICE OF WIRE BUNDLE CAUSED THE SHIELDING TO BREAK, AND A WIRE TO BREAK AT THE AIRFRAME-TO-WIRE BUNDLE CLAMP. SERVICE LOOP DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO ALLOW FOR THE NEEDED FLEXING OF THE WIRE BUNDLE. FORCE SENSOR DID NOT FUNCTION.

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