Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 2, 2019
Submitted
June 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299AM
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
236
Aircraft time
11,922 hours, 12,976 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pressure Switch
Component
Compressor
Component part number
113440013
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR CONDITIONING WIRING TO PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR WERE CHAFED THROUGH, AND SHORTING TO THE MOTOR MOUNT. REPAIRED THE WIRING IAW AC43-13 AND PILATUS PC-12/45 WIRING DIAGRAM AND FUNCTION CHECKED PER PILATUS PC-12 AMM, WIRES WERE SECURED SO NOT TO CHAFF. WITH DOORS CLOSED AND RAN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND TURNED ON ALL THE AVIONICS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE AIRCRAFT TO CHECK FOR ANY INDICATION OF ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELLS FOR AROUND TWENTY MINUTES, BUT NONE WERE NOTED.