Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 1, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
697070212
Condition
Shorted
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CRUISE, RT DC GEN HOT CAUTION LIGHT STARTED FLICK. QRH CONSULTED, FC SWITCHED OFF DC GEN NR2. AC WENT INTO ICING COND, FC SWITCHED ON PROP DEICE. AFTER PROP DEICE CAUTION WENT ON AND OFF. MADE AC GEN NR1, NR2 OFF LINE. WITH ONLY DC GEN NR1 ON LINE FC DECIDED TO DIVERT. DC GEN NR2 HOT LIGHT WAS STILL FLICKERING. CKD DC GEN TEMP, FOUND NOT HOT. CIRCUIT FROM P1 AT DC GEN TO CAUTION WARN PNL CKD W/O FINDINGS. DC GEN NR2 REPLACED, TEST RUN. TROUBLESHOOTING ON PROP DEICE FOUND THAT BUS-BAR ON BACK OF SLIP-RING WAS BURNED, ONE END WAS BENT AWAY FROM SLIP-RING. TMCU FAIL CODES SHOWED PHASE 2 SHORTED, HAS CAUSED OVERLOAD IN AC SYS, DISCONNECTED BOTH AC GEN NR1, NR2. BUS-BAR REPLACED, SYS TESTED W/O REMARK.