Service difficulty report · Wire · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
May 1, 2012
Submitted
May 4, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
K5SR339N
Elevate MRO, LLC
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1103
Aircraft time
9,858 hours, 3,476 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Inverter
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B, K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING ACFT SERVICE CHECK, NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID AROUND APU COMPARTMENT. TROUBLESHOT WITH SYS PRESSURIZIED MOVED WIRE BUNDLE NEAR COMBINED HYD MANIFOLD AND WIRING SPARKED. FOUND 60HZ INVERTER WIRE HAD CHAFED THRU THE HYD PRESSURE LINE GOING TO COMBINED HYD MANIFOLD ASSY LINE. REPAIRED HYD LINE ASSY IAW PERMA SWAGE TUBE CONNECTING SYS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SOP6-01-05 BY INSTALLATION PERMA SWEDGE, PN D10036-12. REPAIRED 60 HZ CONVERTER WIRE USING ENVIRONMENTAL SPLICE AND REPOSITIONED WIRE BUNDLES TO PREVENT FURTHER CHAFING. PERFORMED HYD LEAK AND OPS CHECK WITH ENGINE RUNNING. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. OPS CHECK OF 60 HZ CONVERTER CHECKED SATISFACTORY.