Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 7, 2012
Submitted
February 13, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N27442
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC750B
Aircraft time
25,070 hours, 39,730 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE START, 4/0 WIRES FROM NR 1 START CONTROL RELAY TO NR 1 START/GEN OVERHEATED AND SEPARATED COMPLETELY. 1 WIRE WAS SPLICED IAW MM AT BL0. THE SPLICE APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED VIOLENTLY, AND THE WIRE THAT WAS NOT SPLICED OVERHEATED AND PARTED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH WIRE FAILED FIRST, BUT THE OTHER CONDUCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CARRY THE ENTIRE INRUSH LOAD. REPLACE CABLES ENTIRELY FROM START CONTROL TO STARTER GENERATOR, NO SPLICES USED.