Service difficulty report · Wire · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
January 16, 2013
Submitted
January 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7130
Aircraft time
12,010 hours, 49,847 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Circuit Breaker
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUSE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED 3 EA EMBERS (SPARKS) FALLING FROM THE COCKPIT OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AREA. THE PILOT LANDED IMMEDIATELY AND SHUTDOWN POWER. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AREA ABOVE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND FOUND 3 EA WIRES CHAFED BY THE SECURING TIE WRAP. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE 3EA WIRES, APPLIED POWER TO THE ACFT AND ALL SYS WITH NO OTHER TROUBLE FOUND. THE MECHANIC LOCATED THE NEW TIE WRAPS IN A BETTER LOCATION TO PREVENT CHAFING OF ANY WIRES IN THE AREA.