Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 30, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130PH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3670
Aircraft time
11,976 hours, 26,229 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
IFS106B20
Condition
Chafed
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
11,976 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED, AFTER DEPARTING, TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN ON AND WHEN IN CRUISE HE NOTICED A SPARK FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEXT TO THE LT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT BULKHEAD (RT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL AREA). MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THEN TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN OFF AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND NOTIFIED MX. MECHANIC INSPECTED AREA AND FOUND POWER WIRE TO THE FAN SWITCH CHAFING, CAUSING THE SPARK.

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