Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
August 21, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Ac Power
Part time
7,115 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
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) AN OPERATOR EXPERIENCED AN EXTERNAL AC POWER PROBLEM THAT WAS TRACED TO SEVERAL BURNED WIRES AND A BLOWN (F4) FUSE. IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT WAS THE (12 GAUGE) FEEDER CABLES CHAFING TOGETHER ON THE ADJACENT STRUCTURE. (TC NR 20061016001)