SDR TWAA9913303

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: September 28, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N9628W
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 53598
System (JASC): 2397 · Communications System Wiring
Part: Wire
Condition: Failed
Location: Bs 110-160
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: C
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

WIRE NUMBER 1RL49B24 THAT IS PART OF THE SELCAL SYSTEM, WAS FOUND WITH BURNED INSULATION FROM STA 110 S-30-119 PIN 67 TO STA 160 RT S-30-22 PIN 18, IT HAD ALSO BURNED THROUGH. THE WIRE WAS REMOVED AND NOT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED IN DEC, 1998.

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