What was found
BUSS BAR ON EXTERNAL SUPPLY NEGATIVE POST HAD NO GROUND. BUSS BAR HAD MASKING TAPE ON IT WHEN FACTORY HAD PAINTED IT AND INSTALLED WITHOUT REMOVING TAPE. THEREFORE NO GROUND FOR EXTERNAL SUPPLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2004
- Submitted
- March 3, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87RG
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1886
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Buss Bar
- Part number
- 9536001215
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Electrical
- Part time
- 679 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.