Service difficulty report · Terminal · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 30, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab 340B
Part
Terminal
Condition
Melted
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) ACFT ARRIVED FROM CUSTOMER WITH EXTERNAL POWER INOP (MEL). AFTER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE + TERMINAL MELTED AT THEN EXT PWR CONNECTOR. SHEET METAL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE AT THE EXT PWR CONNECTOR ATTACHMENT. BOTH TERMINALS WERE CRACKED HALF WAY.

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