Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 27, 2001
Submitted
January 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329PH
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3007
Aircraft time
15,846 hours, 20,208 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
DON183A
Condition
Burned
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT, STRONGEST WHEN STARTING ENGINES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DC EXT POWER RECEPTACLE AND CURRENT LIMITER DUE TO BURNT TERMINALS ON PLUG.