N9405V Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 So today I’m replacing the rear position light and while I’ve got the light fixture detached from the plane I notice a wire down in the tail cone. I thought it might go to the position light but it doesn’t. Any idea what it is there for.? It’s doesn’t appear to be attached to anything. I’ll dig out the service and parts manual when I get to the office tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 What kind of wire? Any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N9405V Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 What kind of wire? Any pictures? Looked like the same kind of wire that went to the position light. No pictures...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 There is only one wire back there...that I can remember. It goes to power the white tail light... Anything else in the bottom is something the birds dragged in to build a nest... Check for about three or four drain holes while you are in there... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Mine had the strobe moved from the bottom of the aircraft to the top which left an orphaned wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron McBride Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Are you seeing the coax for the nav antennae? This would be black and a 1/4" thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N9405V Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Are you seeing the coax for the nav antennae? This would be black and a 1/4" thick. No, this is in the part right below the rudder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Could be an orphaned ADF wire . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDPetersen Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 If it was my plane it would be the ground wire I ran fron the beacon to the battery to eliminate magnetic interference. Apparently grounding is a black art. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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