Service difficulty report · Splice · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 14, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
24,088 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Splice
Condition
Overheated
Location
Psu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) BURNING ODOR IN CABIN AROUND ROW 11 & 12 OVERHEAD BIN AREA. ODOR DISSIPATED WHEN CABIN LIGHTING WAS TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BURNED PIDC SPLICES OVER PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT NR 4 (RT FWD). SEVERAL SPLICES WERE REPLACED ON BIN HARNESS USING SPLICE, SUPPLIMENTARY INFORMATION AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES: A SIMILAR SITUATION ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THE PREVIOUS MONTH REQUIRED RECTIFICATION OF SEVERAL SPLICES AND SOME WIRE CONNECTIONS. THIS PROMPTED A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE FOR ALL DH8 AIRCRAFT IN OUR FLEET.