Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
August 2, 2021
Submitted
August 20, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N992ST
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft serial
4698102
Aircraft time
407 hours, 309 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
105555
Condition
Chafed
Location
Prop Heat
Part time
107 hours
Component
Propeller · Hartzl
Component part number
5D3N338A1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE PROPELLER HEAT CB OPENED AND A PROP HEAT FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE MFD. ATTEMPTED ONE RESET OF CB WITHOUT SUCCESS. REMOVED SPINNER FOR VISUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND 4 OUT OF 5 PROPELLER HEAT HARNESSES HAD CHAFED THROUGH THE INSULATION CAUSING CONTACT WITH PROP SPINNER. REPLACED THE PROPELLER HEAT HARNESSES WITH NEW UNITS P/N 105555 IAW HARTZELL SB HC-SB-30-375. NOTE: THE REMOVED HARNESSES WERE THE SAME PART NUMBER BUT THE INSTALLATION HAD ALLOWED THE MOVEMENT OF THE HARNESS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ISSUE.

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