Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
August 10, 2015
Submitted
August 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC639
Aircraft time
29,965 hours, 34,089 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG EGT SPIKED 100 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE RT ENG FUEL BYPASS LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE EMER CHECKLIST & PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY RT ENG SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING IS IN PROGRESS. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED EGT FLUCTUATION CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING. REPLACED CONNECTOR, WIRING FOR EGT SYS FROM RT ENG FIREWALL TO PIGTAIL HARNESS & RT EGT COMPENSATOR & SRL COMPUTER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF EGT SYS WERE NORMAL DURING GND PERFORMANCE RUNS.