Service difficulty report · Printer · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 11, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
50,405 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Printer
Part number
49712631
Condition
Odor
Location
Acars
Part time
9,483 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, CREW NOTED A FAINT "ELECTRICAL" ODOR. ALL SYS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE CREW NOTICED THE ACARS PRINTER FELT HOTTER THAN NORMAL. CREW PULLED COVER OFF AND FOUND THERMAL PRINTER PAPER WAS BLACK. C/B FOR PRINTER PULLED AND COLLARED, UNIT COOLED DOWN TO ROOM TEMP. ACFT RELEASE UNDER MEL 23-15-2 AND RETURN TO SERVICE. ACFT OVERNIGHT, THAT NIGHT AND ACARS PRINTER WAS REPLACED AND TEST SERVICEABLE.