Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft time
42,745 hours, 43,051 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Alternator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) NR1 AND NR2 AC GEN ANNUNCIATIONS ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCY HAD OCCURED. FOUND WIRE 2421-10002FILB-1 AND WIRE 2421-2000IGI2A-1 WORN THROUGH AND SHORTED AT STA YH59:00 ON LT WING REAR SPAR.