Wiring Diagrams

• Electrical wiring diagrams : are included in most aircraft maintenance

manuals and they will specify details such as the size (gauge) of the wires
and the types of terminals used for each application.
• Wiring diagrams, typically, identify each component within a system by its
part number, (and sometimes by its serial number), and will include any
changes that were made during a production run of an aircraft.
• There are several types of electrical wiring diagrams. Some diagrams show
only one circuit while others show several circuits within a system.
• More detailed diagrams show the connection of wires at splices and junction
boxes in addition to the arrangement of components throughout the aircraft.
• On modern aircraft, wiring diagrams can vary from a single page diagram
(applicable to a light aircraft, for example), to those of a modern jet airliner,
which might need to have many dozens of wiring diagrams to give each
system and sub-system enough clarity to make them useful. Because some
aircraft have very complex electrical and electronic systems, a separate
Wiring Manual is often produced.
• The Wiring Manual can include full wiring diagrams, component location
diagrams, and schematic diagrams to provide a system overview (which
show all connections to the components etc.) to assist in trouble shooting.
 Schematic diagram
• Schematic Diagrams
• Schematic diagrams can be found in maintenance
manuals to represent and give information on aircraft
systems such as electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic,
lubrication, air-conditioning, and pressurization, and also
to provide details for engine and (where applicable)
propeller operation.
• Colored diagrams are not used in maintenance manuals,
but a system of hatching and shading is normally used to
indicate how the system functions.
• A typical electrical system schematic diagram is used to
give an overview of the complete aircraft system so that
maintenance and diagnosis can be initiated.
• The diagram may show sources of electrical power and
the distribution of that power to a wide range of bus-bars.
Each sub-system would have an additional diagram,
showing the circuits, in detail, from those bus-bars.