Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 9, 2018
Submitted
July 11, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
O9IR003Y
Aero Air LLC
Aircraft
N293EA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
53209
Aircraft time
36,192 hours, 29,560 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Chafed
Part time
424 hours, 567 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, THE COPILOTS PANEL WENT DARK, NO INFORMATION DISPLAYED. LEFT GENERATOR HAD FAILED AND A NUMBER 17 OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. PILOTS REFERRED TO QRH AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE SAFELY. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF STC STC02507LA , FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR CLEARANCE BETWEEN UPPER TANK SYSTEM AND EXISTING AIRCRAFT WIRING BUNDLE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 567 CYCLES (SINCE INSTALLATION)CHAFING OCCURRED TO A POINT WHERE ON 07/09/2019 A SELECTION OF 8 GAUGE WIRES THAT INCLUDE A/C FLOW CONTROL VALVE, A/C REGULATOR VALVE L&R, PRIMARY TRIM MOTOR HEATER, RAM AIR VALVE, L/H ENG IGN, R/H ENG IGN, R/H FUEL FLOW, R/H ENG ANTI ICE COWL, APU DOOR CONTROL, R&L HEAT EXCHANGERS, PHASE A&C GROUNDED OUT AND CAUSED A PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SOME ODOR WAS NOTED AFTER LANDING AND CHARRED WIRE BUNDLE NOTED.

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