Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 3, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
31,609 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Brush Block
Component
Ac Generation
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

(CAN) WHILE INVESTIGATING AN A PHASE OUTPUT OF ONLY 82 VOLTS, THE PROP DE-ICE WIRING WAS FOUND SHORTED AT THE NR 1 BRUSH BLOCK.