Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
December 7, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
9506747
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Interphone
Part time
1,806 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) PASSENGER SERVICE UNITS (PSU) FAULTY. INVESTIGATION FOUND PSU CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARDS HAD BEEN HEAT DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CIRCUIT BOARDS DAMAGE REVEALED THAT THE WIRE ON THE OUTLET SIDE OF ALL OF THE PSU CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARDS HAD CHAFED INSULATION ALLOWING SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. THIS UNCONTROLLED SHORT CIRCUIT RESULTED IN THE OUTLET TRANSISTOR BURNING OUT ON ALL PSU CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARDS.(CASA NR 510001591)