Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 5, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Part
Relay
Part number
CL12068161
Condition
Broken
Location
Ecu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE INSPECTION TASK 7320/02, BOTH RELAY (RELAYS 7611-K3 AND K4) BASES WERE FOUND BROKEN AND BARELY MAKING CONTACT. SHOULD BOTH OF THEM HAVE FALLEN OFF AND DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT, BOTH ECU`S WOULD HAVE HAD A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. ECU SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE POWER FED FROM NR 1 AND NR 2 ESSENTIAL BUSES. BOTH POWER SOURCES GO THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE RELAYS K3 AND K4, A BROKEN BASE WOULD COMPROMISE THE 2 POWER SOURCES SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN EACH ECU REVERTING TO MANUAL MODE. THIS RELAY BASE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BY ME FEW TIME FOR DIFFERENT SYSTEM ON DIFFERENT A/C AND DIFFERENT OPERATOR. (TC NR 20070305003)