Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 25, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
34,829 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Part number
242110037C12A1
Condition
Burned
Location
Fuselage
Part time
35,067 hours, 41,332 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT INTAKE HEATER ADAPTER WAS INTERMITTANT AND LEFT AC "A" PHASE VOLTAGE SHOWED 64-80 VOLTS. AFTER MANY COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, BURNED WIRING WAS FOUND BENEATH THE ENTRANCE FLOOR (WIRING TROUGH) FOR THE AC SYSTEM. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE TO SYD 8-24-005. NOTE: AD CF 98-08R2 ADDRESSES SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT DOES NOTAFFECT THIS AREA OF THE TROUGH!THIS WIRING WAS CHAFED AGAINST THE TROUGH WHICH OVERHEATED AND BURNT THROUGH "A" PHASE. "B" AND "C" PHASE WIRING WAS ALSO DAMAGED BUT NOT A BAD AS "A" PHASE.