Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 20, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
38,796 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Compensator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AT BASE, WHEN CAPTAIN TURNED ON THE BATTERY MASTER SWITCH, SUDDENLY GOT A BURNING ODOR WITH C/B POPPING. POPPED THE CAUTION LIGHT NR 2 AND AUTO-PILOT DISENGAGE C/B. FOUND NR1 RNAV (RADIO NAVIGATION) ANNUNCIATOR PANEL P/N : 83461029-003 AT FAULT ONE COMPENSATOR OVERHEATED ON PC BOARD (P/N : 82210023-003) ON THIS ASSY. PANEL REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.