Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 3, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
36,092 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Ground Wire
Part number
28VS200Y4DH
Condition
Burned
Location
Tru
Component
Transformer Rec · Dhav
Component part number
28VS200Y4DH
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.

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING WIRES WERE FOUND BURNED / DAMAGED FROM CONNECTOR 2431-P19. WIRE 2431-10138BA16NA-1 TO GROUND STUD 2431-GS13; 243110135C14A-1 TO 2431-P5A; 2431-10137C-1 TO 2431-P5-C; 2431-10115A22-2 TO 9811-P3-C. FROM SHUNT 2431-R6: WIRE 2431-20141A22-2 TO 9811-P3-M; 2431-20142B22-2 TO 9811-P3-L. INSULATION ON ENTIRE LENGTH OF WIRE TOTALLY MELTED OFF INDICATING VERY HIGH HEAT & CURRENT LOAD. WIRES REPLACED. THOROUGH INSPECTION OF ADJACENT WIRES CARRIED OUT. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. TECHNICAL INFO BULLETIN STATES PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY TRU OPERATION WITH ONLY 2 PHASES OF AC POWER. LOSS OF PHASES OCCURS AS RESULT OF CURRENT LIMITER IN AFFECTED AC PHASES OPENING. TRU THEN BECOMES UNBALANCED, WHICH CAUSES EXCES