Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 13, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
46,526 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) NR 1 SPU POPPING BREAKER, UPON ARRIVAL FOUND WIRING CHAFED AT FAULT AND SUSPECTED BURNING IN THE CENTER WING WIRE BUNDLE, TEMP WIRING REPAIR CARRIED OUT. AC FERRIED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THE SEVERAL WIRES HAD BURN DAMAGE THAT RESULTED FROM THE WIRES CHAFING ON A BRADED WIRE IN THE BUNDLE. 18 WIRES WERE FOUND WITH VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE AS WELL AS BURNT PINS AT THE WING ROOT CONNECTOR. WIRE CHAFED AFTER SHORTING ON NR 1 ENGINE ECU. (TC NR 20091118012)