Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
August 16, 2016
Submitted
August 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT630B
Aircraft time
24,654 hours, 21,412 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ENROUTE TO CCS PILOT REPORTED RIGHT WING OVER HEAT STEADY ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE WING OVERHEAT STEADY ANNUNCIATOR PROCEDURE FROM THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. THE RT WING OVER HEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME FRAME. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CCS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IS STILL TROUBLESHOOTING THE CAUSE OF RIGHT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT WING OVERHEAT WIRING IN RT FLIGHT DECK CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL SHORTED TO GROUND. THE WIRE IN QUESTION WAS REPAIRED AND SECURED. GROUND AND FLIGHT OPERATIVE CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.