Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 26, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
46,724 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Part number
2431154B10
Condition
Burned
Location
Terminal End
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM BEHIND F/O`S SEAT DURING FLIGHT. LASTED FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND OVERHEATED WIRES, CB`S AND BUS BARS ON THE RT SECONDARY DC CB PANEL. SPECIFIC ITEMS REPLACED AS FOLLOWS, (IPC 24-50-00 FIG.10 PAGES 0 TO 6. WIRE P/N 2431-154B10 FROM CB D1-RT FLARE LIGHT SECONDARY BUS REPLACED DUE TO ONE END OF WIRE AT TERMINAL END BADLY BURNED. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ARCING OF THE WIRE. WIRE MAY HAVE LOOSENED OVER TIME DUE TO VIBRATION AS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ANY RECENT WORK COMPLETED IN THIS AREA. WIRE P/N 2431-156A10 FROM CB C1-BUFFET POWER TO SECONDARY BUS LINK ON SECONDARY BUS BAR BETWEEN ROWS 4 AND 5 REPLACED DUE TO ONE END OF WIRE AT TERMINAL