Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 30, 2000
Submitted
April 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
23
Part
Wire
Part number
82440006002
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Fuel Tank
Part time
32,171 hours
Component
Cable Assembly · Dhav
Component part number
82445026001
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE C/W SB 8-28-31, SPECIAL INSP OF FUEL TANK BONDING, MECH RECEIVED ELEC SHOCK WHEN HE TOUCHED FUEL PROBE WIRING HARNESS CONDUIT LOCATED BETWEEN STA YW189.0 AND YW207.0 IN RT FUEL TANK. CONDUIT FOUND TO THE ''LIVE'' WITH 20 VAC. INSP REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ARCING BETWEEN WIRING HARNESS AND CONDUIT AT STA 2070. SHORT FOUND AT STA 261.0 WHERE WIRE HARNESS CHAFED ON CONDUIT. 20 VAC CAME FROM FUEL QTY IND SYS. CONDUIT ASSY REPLACED WITH P/N M22759/90 WIRE WHICH IS COMPOSITE TYPE WIRE, MEETS MIL SPEC MIL-DTL-22759/90A OFFERING INCREASED CHAFE PROTECTION. SAME PROBLEM FOUND IN ANOTHER DHC8103 ACFT, S/N 026, N812PH, IN THE LT FUEL TANK.