Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 11, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
31,069 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, MASTER CAUTION & LT AND RT STALL WARNING CAUTION ILLUMINATED AT SAME TIME AS LT AC BUS, RT AC BUS, LT RU, RT RU. THERE WAS NO VOLTS OR LOADS ON VARIABLE AC GAUGES, NO TRU CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. CREW HAD NO AC POWER, BUT NO AC BUS CAUTION LIGHTS. CREW RESET AC GENERATORS, AND RESTORED ALL SYSTEMS. MAINT DEFRERRED NR 2 STALL SYSTEM. THE NEXT DAY JUNE 12TH, MAINT REPLACED BOTH AC GENS. NR 1 AC GEN WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. AIRCRAFT DOWNED FOR FUTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. ON JUNE 13TH ONE BARE WIRE WAS FOUND, AND REPAIRED IN THE LT CONTACTOR BOX.