Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 31, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
49,503 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
49,560 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT HAD A DUAL AC GENERATOR FAILURE ON DEPARTURE. THE ACFT RETURNED SAFETY TO THE AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND 3 SHORTED WIRES AT THE RT REAR SPAR AREA JUST OTBD OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FOLLOWING WIRES FOUND CHAFED & SHORTED : 2421-1001G12A-1, 2421-1003G12C-1 & 2421-2001F12A-1. ALL 3 WIRES SPLICED IAW STD PRACTICES. WIRES SECURED IAW SL-24-010 ON BOTH SIDES. ENGINE RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC20100201002)