Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
56,513 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Power Supply
Part number
18271
Condition
Shorted
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER INITIATING DESCENT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN ELEC SMELL IN THE COCKPIT & FWD CABIN, THAT QUICKLY DISSIPATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED & THE ACFT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AT ONE POINT DURING THE FLIGHT, CREW HAD NOTICED THAT THE CTR CONSOLE BACKLIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. THE INCIDENT WAS COMMUNICATED TO MX OPERATIONS CONTROL. THE CTR CONSOLE BACKLIGHTING 5 VOLTS DC POWER SUPPLY PS3, LOCATED INSIDE THE WARDROBE, REFERENCE MFG ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOGUE 33-11-00-05-450, DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT. THE SYS WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 33-1-1, THE ASSOCIATED CB OPENED & SECURED. THE ACFT RETURNED INTO SERVICE.