Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 26, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Edu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) LATE IN THE AIRCRAFT`S LANDING SEQUENCE, THE FLIGHT DECK ENGINE DISPLAY SUFFERED A FAILURE CAUSING THE DISPLAY TO GO BLANK. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE SHUTDOWN ON THE RAMP, THE CREW IDENTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE ESID CIRCUIT BREAKERS WAS (POPPED). FOLLOWING ADVICE FROM ENGINEERING, ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. ON SITE ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED THAT BOTH POWER WIRES TO THE EDU WERE DAMAGED DUE CHAFING RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. DAMAGED WIRES WERE REPAIRED IAW MM PROCEDURES. IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE WIRE CHAFING WAS DUE TO INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION OF THE WIRING LOOM EDU CONNECTOR BACKSHELL WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS THE LOOM WIRES TO