Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC2MK3

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK3
Aircraft time
16,402 hours
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Instrument Panel
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

DURING A REVERSE CURRENT RELAY REPLACEMENT IT WAS NOTICED THAT AT SOME TIME A GROUND WIRE AND POWER WIRE HAD RUBBED TOGETHER AND THE BURNED OFF THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED BY ANY PILOT, NO BURNING ODOR WAS REPORTED. THIS WAS FOUND TROUBLE SHOOTING AN UNRELATED GENERATOR SNAG.