Service difficulty report · Buss · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
February 11, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1037N
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0334
Aircraft time
8,916 hours, 14,045 cycles
Part
Buss
Condition
Miswired
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING REPLACEMENT OF NR 1 AND NR 2 AVIONICS MASTER SWITCHES IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AVIONICS BUSS TIE SWITCH WAS MISSED WIRED. THE BUSS TIE SWITCH IS TO BE WIRED FROM THE OUTPUT OF AV NR 1 BUSS MASTER TO OUTPUT OF THE AV NR 2 BUSS MASTER. THIS AIRCRAFT TIE SWITCH WAS WIRED FROM THE INPUT OF THE AVNR 1 BUSS MASTER TO THE OUTPUT OF THE AVNR 2 MASTER. THIS ALLOWED THE BUSS TIE SWITCH TO POWER THE NR 2 AVIONICS BUSS WITHOUT EITHER BUSS MASTER SWITCH ON AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NR 1 BUSS TO BE CROSS TIED TO THE NR 2 BUSS IF THE NR 1 SWITCH HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT FOUND LIKE THIS AND BOTH AIRCRAFT APPEAR TO HAVE THE FACTORY INSTALLED SWITCHES AND WIRING IN THEM.

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