Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
June 10, 2015
Submitted
June 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N891EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft serial
335
Aircraft time
41,334 hours, 44,026 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ignition Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SCC-1430L AVIONICS COOLING FAN INOP. (FIRE/SMOKE INFLIGHT AIR TURNBACK). AVIONICS COOLING FAN DEFERRED AND THEN REPLACED WHEN AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 2 ENGINE AUTO IGNITION SYSTEM INOP. REPAIRED WIRE 20004A20 IN 2 PLACES, ONE AT 2' BEHIND NR 2 NH INDICATOR. ANOTHER AT CLOSET CEILING UNDER PA AMP WERE IT RUBBED THROUGH. TEST GOOD MM# 74-00-00. AUTO IGNITION WIRES ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IN CABIN.