Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Beech B300

Difficulty date
November 15, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N961LL
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL264
Aircraft time
3,310 hours, 4,991 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
K31C22
Condition
Shorted
Location
Autofeather Sys
Part time
3,310 hours, 4,991 cycles
Component
Autofeather Sys · Beech
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

UPON TAKEOFF ROLL THE CREW GOT THE AUTOFEATHER OFF LIGHT AND THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. THE CREW THEN OPTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF ROLL AND RETURN TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON RETURNING TO RAMP THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE AUTOFEATHER CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED, IT WAS RESET BUT WOULD POP AGAIN UPON PUSHING THE LT POWER LEVER FORWARD. THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT INTO MAINTENANCE AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CHAFED WIRE BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THE AUTOFEATHER SWITCH. THIS WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPS CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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