What was found
DURING LINE OPERATION WHILE CONNECTING GROUND EXTERNAL POWER, CREW REPORTED SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE WHEN GROUND POWER CART WAS CONNECTED AND POWER APPLIED. REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2000
- Submitted
- June 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47762
- Aircraft time
- 34,622 hours, 39,572 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2440 · External Power System
- Part
- Receptacle
- Part number
- 2550
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.