Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Snias AS350B

Difficulty date
December 19, 2006
Submitted
January 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288WS
Make and model
Snias AS350B
Aircraft serial
2087
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
35023501
Condition
Chafed
Location
Generator
Part time
13,993 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON A TOUR FLIGHT, THE PILOT LOST GENERATOR OUTPUT. TURNED AROUND AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. THE GENERATOR WIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE CARBON FIBER ENGINE COWLING AND SHORTED TO AIRFRAME GROUND. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STC SH3324NM CONVERSION KIT FOR ENGINE. THERE IS NO MEANS TO CLAMP OR SECURE THE WIRE HARNESS AWAY FROM THE COWLING. THE STC HOLDER SHOULD MODIFY THE STC WITH A METHOD OF CLAMPING THE WIRE HARNESS AWAY FROM THE COWLING. (K)