Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
September 29, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Power Supply
Part number
18271
Part serial
4596
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit Lights
Part time
7,521 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE INTERNAL COCKPIT LIGHTING WAS SWITCHED ON, OVERHEAD PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. OVERHEAD PANEL LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OBSERVED AS TRIPPED. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET. A FEW MINUTES LATER A SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS OBSERVED. F/A 1 WAS CONTACTED AND ASKED TO COME TO THE FLIGHTDECK. F/A 1 CONFIRMED THE SMELL AND STATED IT WAS STRONGER NEAR THE WARDROBE. QRH ACTIONS FOR FIRE/SMOKE UNKNOWN SOURCE WERE CARRIED OUT. A UNSCHEDULED LANDING COMPLETED. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NR 2 DC POWER SUPPLY EXHIBITED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, AND DAMAGE DUE TO POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW. UNIT ALSO HAD STRONG BURNED SMELL. THE NR 2 DC POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED IAW THE AIRCRAFT MM 33-10-00. (TC NR 20071001003)