Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 29, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
50,449 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Part number
M2275934129
Condition
Burned
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW RECEIVED NR 1 AC GEN AND NR 2 AC GEN SIMULTANEOUSLY IN CRUISE, THE LOSS OF POWER WAS CONFIRMED BY THE AC SYSTEM POWER MONITOR AND THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED. BOTH GENERATORS RETURNED ON-LINE AFTER RESET BUT SOON KICKED OFFLINE. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, BURNT WIRES WERE OBSERVED ON THE RT WING AFT SPAR BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND THE NACELLE. A TOTAL OF FOUR WIRES, IDENTIFIED AS 2442-1006A12C-1, 2421-10001G12A-1, 2421-10003F12C-1 AND 2421-20003F12C-1, WERE FOUND WITH BURN MARKS NEAR THE FAIRLEAD LOCATED AT WING STATION ~YW 80.0. THE WIRES ARE BEING REPLACED. (TC NR 20091231002)