Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
June 12, 2013
Submitted
June 12, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N448TB
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
439
Aircraft time
10,705 hours, 7,508 cycles
Engine
Garrtt ATF36
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Battery
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A LOW TEMP ENGINE START PROCEDURE (SERIES START), THE NR 2 BATTERY DISCONNECTED ITSELF AND START SEQUENCE FAILED. THE NR 2 BATTERY WAS NOT SHOWING ANY INDICATION IT WAS ON LINE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BATTERY GROUND TERMINAL HAD OVERHEATED AT THE FRAME 39 CONNECTION AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE BULKHEAD AND SEPARATED FROM THE GROUND CONTACT. ALL STARTING RELAYS WERE CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION AND FOUND GOOD. SUSPECT THERE WAS CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRAME 39 SURFACE AND BATTERY CABLE THAT OVERHEATED. A SHEETMETAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE FRAME 39 RT SIDE LOCATION AND A NEW BATTERY GROUND CABLE WAS INSTALLED FROM THE BATTERY SHUNT TO THE GROUND POINT. REPEAT START, OPS TEST GOOD.