Service difficulty report · Splice · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
October 7, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
28,393 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Splice
Part number
320562
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, B
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 AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE, TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED HEAT DAMAGE TO SEVERAL WIRING COMPONENTS FOR THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT READING LIGHTS, ON THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFT OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. WIRING SPLICES EXHIBITED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, AND ADJACENT WIRING WAS HEAT DAMAGED.