Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 9, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
10,814 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
2210P12210P2
Condition
Shorted
Location
Flt Guidance
Component
Flight Guidance · Honeywell
Component part number
7003974730
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

YAW DAMPER AND AUTOPILOT FAILED ON BOTH SIDES DURING CRUISE. FLT CONTINUED WITH NO PROBLEMS. BOTH FGC’S WERE FOUND TO BE U/S. 2 NEW FGC’S AND A KNOWN SERVICEABLE SERVO WERE INSTALLED RESULTING IN 2 MORE U/S FGC’S UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND A FAULT WITH CLUTCH POS CIRCUIT. PULLED CONNECTOR AT PRESS DOME AND FOUND PIN F AT 2210-P2 GROUNDED, THEN WENT TO 2210-P1 WHEN THAT CONNECTOR WAS PULLED PIN F WAS NOW OPEN BUT SHORTED TO PIN N. COMPLETED A FULL INSPECTION BETWEEN BOTH CONNECTORS AND FOUND NO VISUAL FAULTS. STARTED AT FRONT MOVING WIRE BUNDLES AND FOUND FACTORY SPLICE FOR SHIELDING ON PIN N HAD CHAFFED INTO WIRE ON PIN F WIRE NUMBER 2210-5K20-2. WHEN FUNCTION TESTING THE A/P WHEN THERE IS A SNAG,