Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 8, 2024
Submitted
October 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42WP
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318252038
Aircraft time
28,855 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2B
Engine time
1,318 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
3150602
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT AND RIGHT VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND GROUND VENT FAN CIRCUIT BREAKERS ALL TRIPPED SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FAI WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND SMALL BUSS BAR IN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL HAD A LOOSE CONNECTION. ATTACHMENT HARDWARE WAS REPLACED AND BUSS BAR WAS SECURED WITH GOOD RESULT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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